2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Problems & Recalls

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while slowly driving into an intersection and turning left at less than 3 MPH, the owner of a Ford F-150 coming from the driver's side of the vehicle at 35 MPH crashed into their driver's side door. The crash caused the vehicle to slide...

Mileage: 150,000

The following describes a near total failure of the brake system that accompanies and is triggered by routine aging of the battery. I believe this applies to multiple model years and editions of the Prius, based on reports by other owners on owners' discussion groups. I believe this should hav...

The following describes a near total failure of the brake system that accompanies and is triggered by routine aging of the battery. I believe this applies to multiple model years and editions of the Prius, based on reports by other owners on owners' discussion groups. I believe this should hav...

The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it is not lit, the cruise control and any warning and informative alarms/lights also do not work. This is a well-known issue among owners of these cars, related to the capacitors on the circuit board fo...

The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it is not lit, the cruise control and any warning and informative alarms/lights also do not work. This is a well-known issue among owners of these cars, related to the capacitors on the circuit board fo...

The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it is not lit, the cruise control and any warning and informative alarms/lights also do not work. This is a well-known issue among owners of these cars, related to the capacitors on the circuit board fo...

The right or left headlight will rabdomly turn off, and tyrn back there 8s no ryme or readon to it,and while driving at night it is cery dangerous, aparebtly its not just this car, this is a common issue and it needs to be fixed

The actuator failed. The car is no longer safe to drive. This is a known issue. The company refused to fix the issue or recall the car. The warning lights and a loud beep are present if the vehicle is started.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel erroneously steered to the left direction on its own. The contact used force to maneuver the vehicle however the steering wheel independently veered again to the left, right, left, an...

Mileage: 77,000

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel erroneously steered to the left direction on its own. The contact used force to maneuver the vehicle however the steering wheel independently veered again to the left, right, left, an...

Mileage: 77,000

One afternoon, in the Summer of 23, I entered my Toyota Prius to run some errands. Once I proceeded to power on the car, none of the dashboard lights illuminated. This included the gas gauge, speedometer & transmission indicator. Fortunately, I was only driving a few blocks down the road from my res...

One afternoon, in the Summer of 23, I entered my Toyota Prius to run some errands. Once I proceeded to power on the car, none of the dashboard lights illuminated. This included the gas gauge, speedometer & transmission indicator. Fortunately, I was only driving a few blocks down the road from my res...

One afternoon, in the Summer of 23, I entered my Toyota Prius to run some errands. Once I proceeded to power on the car, none of the dashboard lights illuminated. This included the gas gauge, speedometer & transmission indicator. Fortunately, I was only driving a few blocks down the road from my res...

The ABS Sensor on the brakes failed while driving on the highway. This could have caused an accident. These modules should last the lifetime of the car.

The ABS Sensor on the brakes failed while driving on the highway. This could have caused an accident. These modules should last the lifetime of the car.

I was Driving down the main road at night time in my 2006 prius and the headlights both went out and all most caused a crash. I pulled over turned my car off then back on and the headlights came back on so i started driving home. After driving a couple blocks i was pulled over by the police because ...

I was Driving down the main road at night time in my 2006 prius and the headlights both went out and all most caused a crash. I pulled over turned my car off then back on and the headlights came back on so i started driving home. After driving a couple blocks i was pulled over by the police because ...

my 2006 prius has 170000 miles, recently has abs brake actuator making sounds everytime when turn off.

Mileage: 170,000

Brake actuator is not working properly and will eventually get us in an accident. We bought the car brand new. There is a recall for this issue, but we were never notified by Toyota. After contacting Toyota, they claim we are out of the recall dates and will do nothing. I have requested a copy of th...

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while she was sitting in the vehicle that was parked in the garage, the vehicle accelerated on its own and proceeded to move forward while the emergency brake was activated, and no warning light illuminated. The vehicle struck the contacts hom...

Mileage: 168,000

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while his wife was attempting to stop the engine and turn off the vehicle, the vehicle failed to turn off. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact's wife was able to drive safely to the residence. The contact disconnected the ba...

Mileage: 265,817

Randomly the instrument panel (dashboard) does not turn on with the vehicle.

The abs actuator is bad. Cant stop nor use the rechargeable braking. Very dangerous.

The abs actuator is bad. Cant stop nor use the rechargeable braking. Very dangerous.

Power braking goes out and ringing in car with brakes and abs light on. Have to press extra hard to brake car. Also anther time coming out of a parking lot in reverse and brakes just stopped car as if I had hit something but had not hit anything.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while getting into the vehicle, there was a loud buzzing sound coming from the brakes. The contact stated that the brake, anti-slip regulation, ABS, and vehicle stability control warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The con...

Mileage: 243,000

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while getting into the vehicle, there was a loud buzzing sound coming from the brakes. The contact stated that the brake, anti-slip regulation, ABS, and vehicle stability control warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The con...

Mileage: 243,000

Headlights Malfunctioning. Red triangle light has been present since the week after purchase. 2006 Prius was inspected by Toyota and a private technician. Headlights and 2 Relay fuses have been replaced and is still malfunctioning. This is a safety risk having headlights not working properly can cau...

Headlights Malfunctioning. Red triangle light has been present since the week after purchase. 2006 Prius was inspected by Toyota and a private technician. Headlights and 2 Relay fuses have been replaced and is still malfunctioning. This is a safety risk having headlights not working properly can cau...

When I brake and also go over a bump my 2006 Prius lurches forward. The traction control light illuminates. The faulty traction control system sent me into a 1-2 second lurch forward with zero brakes. Then the brake engage then I can stop. I told the dealer about it and they told me there is reprogr...

In June of 2018 My brake actuator failed on my 2006 Prius. At that time I had 169,689 miles on the vehicle. I had the part replaced at Autonation, a Toyota dealership for $2626 . Recently I had noticed that while sitting at a stoplight I was hearing a tapping noise at the brakes along with what they...

Discovered through failures repeated to dealers that certain items (Brakes, dashboard, et. al.) were recalled by Toyote. Never received recall notices. Contacted Toyota who demanded the vehicle be taken to dealer and now refuses to do anything. Have complete documentation to attach to this communica...

Discovered through failures repeated to dealers that certain items (Brakes, dashboard, et. al.) were recalled by Toyote. Never received recall notices. Contacted Toyota who demanded the vehicle be taken to dealer and now refuses to do anything. Have complete documentation to attach to this communica...

Discovered through failures repeated to dealers that certain items (Brakes, dashboard, et. al.) were recalled by Toyote. Never received recall notices. Contacted Toyota who demanded the vehicle be taken to dealer and now refuses to do anything. Have complete documentation to attach to this communica...

Vehicle, upon turning on ignition/starting and putting in either drive or reverse gear, on level surface with brakes still applied will roll forward or backward. This has happened several times but usually at first start up for the day No warning lights(brake or other) are displayed Brake pedal is ...

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power and immediately regained power. Approximately 24 hours later the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the...

Mileage: 167,000

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power and immediately regained power. Approximately 24 hours later the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the...

Mileage: 167,000

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently failed to shut-off as needed with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on three separate occasions and the mechanic was able to either disconnect the batter...

Mileage: 160,000

Hi, After being parked for about 1.5 hrs my back seat on the drivers side caught on fire. I understand this is where a battery is and that newer cars of this brand have had recalls for this problem.

Hi, After being parked for about 1.5 hrs my back seat on the drivers side caught on fire. I understand this is where a battery is and that newer cars of this brand have had recalls for this problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. While receiving an oil change by an independent mechanic, the contact was informed that there was a large crack to the engine cradle located on the undercarriage. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The contact notified...

Mileage: 159,000

THE TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 WAS HIT FROM BEHIND (REAR ENDED) ON 05/13/2021 AND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, CAUSING A HEAD INJURY. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BY ANY SAFETY STANDARD. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A CHAIN COLLISION AND THE PRIUS...

Mileage: 121,000

OWNER BEGAN NOTICING BRAKING PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2017. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH MINIMAL BRAKING. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER HOLIDAY PERIOD ON 02/09/18 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. TOYOTA ADVISED OWNER OF FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, $2500.0...

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, AND ALSO UPON BACK ROADS, THE BRAKES IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SEEMED TO GRAB. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD NOISE UPON BRAKING. THIS ISSUE WORSENED AND THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP. I TOOK TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS T...

Mileage: 149,000

THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING LOTS OF CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHILE I AM NOT GETTING ANY VISUAL INDICATORS OF FAILURE AT THIS MOMENT I BELIEVE (DUE TO MY OWN RESEARCH) THAT WHEN I DO THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF ME GETTING INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ON PRIUSCHAT.COM THAT ...

Mileage: 177,000

KNOWN PROBLEM WITH COMBINATION METER - FOUND IT SEARCHING ONLINE ONCE I REALIZED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND SINCE IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY TOYOTA, IT DIDN'T COME UP IN SEARCH. HAVING ISSUES WITH THERE BEING NO DISPLAY ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING OFF FOR THE ENTIRE TIME...

Mileage: 240,000

KNOWN PROBLEM WITH COMBINATION METER - FOUND IT SEARCHING ONLINE ONCE I REALIZED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND SINCE IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY TOYOTA, IT DIDN'T COME UP IN SEARCH. HAVING ISSUES WITH THERE BEING NO DISPLAY ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING OFF FOR THE ENTIRE TIME...

Mileage: 240,000

ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY CAR MAINTAINED, MY 2006 PRIUS IS IN NEED OF A NEW MOTHERBOARD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PRIOR TO SO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT I HAVE MISSED THIS DEADLINE AS MY CAR DID NOT SHOW THESE SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THE CUTOFF.. MY PRIUS WHEN TUR...

Mileage: 202,000

ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY CAR MAINTAINED, MY 2006 PRIUS IS IN NEED OF A NEW MOTHERBOARD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PRIOR TO SO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT I HAVE MISSED THIS DEADLINE AS MY CAR DID NOT SHOW THESE SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THE CUTOFF.. MY PRIUS WHEN TUR...

Mileage: 202,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 64 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HARTFORD TOYOTA SUPERSTORE LOCATED AT (135 W SERVICE RD, HARTFORD, CT 06120) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 237,000

ABS WARNING LIGHT ARE NOW ON. FEEL CAR IS LOSING BREAK CAPABILITY. NO ACCIDENT BUT DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE BRAKE CAPACITY. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (CODE C1391) NEED TO BE REPLACE. LOOKING IN THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS A VERY COMMON ...

Mileage: 163,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH, ALMOST TO DELAWARE, AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, AFTER 4 HOURS ON THE ROAD, EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, I HAD NO BRAKES, AND EVENTUALLY EVEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OUT. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND DON'T EVEN KNOW...

Mileage: 176,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH, ALMOST TO DELAWARE, AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, AFTER 4 HOURS ON THE ROAD, EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, I HAD NO BRAKES, AND EVENTUALLY EVEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OUT. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND DON'T EVEN KNOW...

Mileage: 176,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH, ALMOST TO DELAWARE, AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, AFTER 4 HOURS ON THE ROAD, EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, I HAD NO BRAKES, AND EVENTUALLY EVEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OUT. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND DON'T EVEN KNOW...

Mileage: 176,000

HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. RESEARCH ONLINE PROVES PRIUS VEHICLES WITH HID BULB SYSTEMS HAVE BALLAST ISSUES CAUSING CONSTANT BLOWING OF EITHER BULBS OR BALLAST FAILURE. NOT ONLY IS SAFETY CONSTANTLY COMPROMISED, BUT IT IS ILLEGAL WHEN A HEADLIGHT GOES OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. RESEARCH ONLINE PROVES PRIUS VEHICLES WITH HID BULB SYSTEMS HAVE BALLAST ISSUES CAUSING CONSTANT BLOWING OF EITHER BULBS OR BALLAST FAILURE. NOT ONLY IS SAFETY CONSTANTLY COMPROMISED, BUT IT IS ILLEGAL WHEN A HEADLIGHT GOES OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON SIDE STREET TRAFFIC AT MAXIMUM 40 MPH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AND I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH WORKING WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE 10 MINUTES EARLIER. THEY WERE BOTH WORKING WHEN I LEFT WORK LATER THAT DAY. THE LIGHTS HAVE HAD...

Mileage: 84,500

LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED SO NO ONE WAS INJURED.*DT*JB

Mileage: 186,600

THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE HYBRID BATTERY TO DIE. PRESSING THE BREAK IS SUPPOSED TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS NOW COMPLETELY GONE

Mileage: 188,000

THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE HYBRID BATTERY TO DIE. PRESSING THE BREAK IS SUPPOSED TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS NOW COMPLETELY GONE

Mileage: 188,000

THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE HYBRID BATTERY TO DIE. PRESSING THE BREAK IS SUPPOSED TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS NOW COMPLETELY GONE

Mileage: 188,000

BREAKS, IBS AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON DURING A ROAD TRIP. BREAKS SIENGSGED AND I HAD TO PRESS HARDER AND 'PUMP' IN ORDER TO BREAK. TOOK TO MR. TIRE TO CHECK -AND REPLACED BREAKS AND FLUSH. LIGHTS STILL ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER- IBS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. QUOTED REPAIR OVER $2400. APPARENTLY, SOME ...

Mileage: 202,500

THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. IT WILL WORK AGAIN IF I SHUT ALL THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY, BUT WILL TURN OFF SOON AFTER THE CAR STARTS MOVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS ON A BUMPY ROAD, MOV...

Mileage: 96,500

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT, AFTER BEING ON MAYBE 5 MINUTES. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ONLINE AND FROM MY MECHANIC, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY MODEL OF CAR, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THE BALLAST IS FAULTY, AND WOULD NEED TO BE TESTED PRIOR TO REPLACING A HID LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAP...

Mileage: 168,000

HEAD LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURN SWITCH OF THEN ON AND THEY GO BACK ON FOR AWHILE. SOMETIMES ONE HEADLIGHT. SOMETIMES OTHER OR BOTH. NOT SAFE WHEN DRIVING IN DARK AND LIGHTS DISAPPEAR IN MOUNTAINS ON VACATION AT NIGHT!!!

Mileage: 108,000

POA93 CODE . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A LOUD CONTINUOUS BEEP AND MY ABS , BRAKE , AND (!) ILLUMINATED. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND I HAD NO BRAKES EXCEPT WHEN THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT FELT AS IS IT WAS JUST PULLING THE REAR DRUMS. IT TOOK A WHI...

Mileage: 280,000

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER DAY NOW THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THEM WENT OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME ALREADY TELLS ME THAT ITS NOT THE BULB,BALLEST OR ANYTHING OTHER THEN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE CHANGED BOTH BALLASTS AND BULBS...

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER DAY NOW THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THEM WENT OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME ALREADY TELLS ME THAT ITS NOT THE BULB,BALLEST OR ANYTHING OTHER THEN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE CHANGED BOTH BALLASTS AND BULBS...

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER DAY NOW THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THEM WENT OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME ALREADY TELLS ME THAT ITS NOT THE BULB,BALLEST OR ANYTHING OTHER THEN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE CHANGED BOTH BALLASTS AND BULBS...

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT WORKS WHEN I SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN BUT MOSTLY IT HAS ME DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT NIGHT WITH ONLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT VISIBLE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, KNOWING THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL MOST LIKELY ACT UP AGAIN. I ...

Mileage: 170,600

ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS GOOD UNTIL 2017 AND 150K MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS 192K MILES. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE THREE ABS LIGTHS CAME ON AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I SCANNED THE COMPUTER USING AN OBD AND IT INDICATED FAILURE.

Mileage: 192,000

MY CAR OVERHEATED SUDDENLY, SHOWED MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS, AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP --SYMPTOMS EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN !2V536000. MY CAR DID NOT STALL BUT HAD THE SECONDARY CONDITIONS SHOWN WHEN TOYOTA ENGINEERS TESTED THE LIKELY RESULTS OF F...

Mileage: 95,000

ON MOVING CAT, I KEEP GETTING INTERMITTENT BREAK ALARM WITH PUSH BACK OF BREAK PEDEL AND INABILITY TO APPLY BREAK. IT'S SCARY. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY ON, AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM.

Mileage: 30

DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING. VERY DANGERIOUS! THIS HAPPENED TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 81,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS I AM UNABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT IT HESITATES TO STOP I GET A LOUD PEEPING AND THE ABS LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES ARE GOOD. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE THAT DEALS WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING, A WHISTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS REQD, AIR BAG, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 232,000

KNOWN PROBLEM WITH COMBINATION METER - FOUND IT SEARCHING ONLINE ONCE I REALIZED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND SINCE IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY TOYOTA, IT DIDN'T COME UP IN SEARCH. HAVING ISSUES WITH THERE BEING NO DISPLAY ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING OFF FOR THE ENTIRE TIME...

Mileage: 103,000

ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, DESPITE REGULAR TOYOTA MAINTENANCE AND A RECENT PASSED MULTIPOINT BRAKE INSPECTION BY TOYOTA. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC, THE TOYOTA MECHANIC REPORTED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND IT WOULD BE ALMOST $3000 ...

Mileage: 142,000

WE ARE GOING TO BE INJURED OR DIE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS EXACT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 WHICH HAS EXPIRED. WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR EXCEEDING $2500. TOYOTA IS NON RESPONSIVE. WE ARE SENIORS WITH NO HOPE OF RESOLUTION. PLEASE INTERV...

Mileage: 136,000

TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE COMBINATION METER IN MY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS 110K MILES ON IT. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE BATCH OF MODELS THAT HAVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE UNDER 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS COMBINATION METER WARRANTY EXTENSION ZTV, BUT WILL NOT COVER. THIS ...

FAILURE IF THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AFTER 105,000 MILE IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE ACTUATOR WOULD RUN EVERY FEW SECONDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON CAUSING THE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND TRIMS TO HEAT UP EXCESSIVELY. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH GENERATION 2 PRIUS

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2006 AND 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH SHOW A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR HYDRO BOOST PUMP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS' AS SHOWN ON YOU TUBE AND THE TOYOTA PRIUS FORUM. DASH LIGHTS LIGHTS INCLUDE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, TRAC. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AW...

Mileage: 211,000

I HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 YEAR AND IT HAD BEEN MORE IN THE SHOP GETTING FIX AND ON THE ROAD, REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BUT ONE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I COULD SAY ALMOST GOT ME KILL I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT 60 WHEN THE CAR WITH NO WARNING STOP, THAT WAS REALLY SCARY, I GOT IT ...

I HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 YEAR AND IT HAD BEEN MORE IN THE SHOP GETTING FIX AND ON THE ROAD, REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BUT ONE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I COULD SAY ALMOST GOT ME KILL I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT 60 WHEN THE CAR WITH NO WARNING STOP, THAT WAS REALLY SCARY, I GOT IT ...

ABS ACTUATOR FAIL. BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND WILL ENDANGER MY AND FAMILY SAFETY. THE CAR FAIL TO STOP. ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ARE ON. TOYOTA ISSUED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THE BREAK ACTUATOR WARRANTY EXTENSION GZ1 BUT WASN'T A OFFICIAL RECALL.

Mileage: 216,298

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON. ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE.

Mileage: 132,000

THE OPERATION OF MY HID LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE CURRENT RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF ON IT'S OWN. AFTER TURNING THEM ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES, THEY THEN WORK AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING OR RESULTING IN POTENTIAL TICKETS.

WILL RANDOMLY REFUSE TO STOP ON DEMAND. VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. OVER $1500 TO REPLACE!!

Mileage: 113,000

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND TOYOTA WANTS $3000 TO REPAIR IT AND I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE 137000 ON THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 137,000

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PASSED THROUGH RED LIGHT NEAR MISS SITUATION. TOWED TO SHOP AND COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS $2000 FOR THIS INVOLVED REPAIR AS THIS IS A COMPLICATED BRAKING SYSTEM. PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM CALLED THE ACCUMULATOR IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE CARS AND CAN RESULT IN SPO...

Mileage: 210,000

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR STARTED MAKING FREQUENT NOISE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BEEPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE CLANKING OR HUMMING NOISE DURING BRAKING

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. *DT *JB

Mileage: 165,815

MY HV BATTERY HAS A PROBLEM. THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED WHEN THE CAR MILLAGE WAS ONLY 118000M. I CHECKED WITH SERVCO AND REPLACED ONE CELL OF THE HV BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED AGAIN, AND CODE READER FOUND ANOTHER DAMAGED CELL. THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WHOLE HV BATTERY WAS DAM...

Mileage: 118,000

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY QUITS WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE TWO CARS TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST YEAR OF 2006. THE SECOND CAR OF 2010. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS NO. BUT WITH THE FIRST CAR TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. MANY CLAIMS. IN THE FIRST CONTROL. WHEN TURNING THE CAR AT SPEED. THE CAR IS SET ASIDE. I REMIND THE REST OF THE CARS THAT I DRIVING THE CAR. SUCH CASES...

Mileage: 35

I HAVE TWO CARS TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST YEAR OF 2006. THE SECOND CAR OF 2010. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS NO. BUT WITH THE FIRST CAR TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. MANY CLAIMS. IN THE FIRST CONTROL. WHEN TURNING THE CAR AT SPEED. THE CAR IS SET ASIDE. I REMIND THE REST OF THE CARS THAT I DRIVING THE CAR. SUCH CASES...

Mileage: 35

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE FAILED! OUR UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS IS THE PART THAT STORES POWER FOR BREAKING WHEN IT'S OPERATING UNDER BATTERY POWER VS. THE ENGINE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU DO AN ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR NEEDED TO BE HELD IN THE DRIVE POSITION IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 220,000

CAR HAS NO BRAKE WHEN FIRST START UP. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AFTER START UP AND WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE. ALMOST HIT PARENTS AND KIDS IN THE MORNING AT SCHOOL OR EVEN IN GROCERY PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 146,270

I HAVE MILESTAR MS 932 SPORT TIRES 185/65R15 ON MY PRIUS TOYOTA06 VEHICLE I RECENTLY HAD ONE OF THESE TIRES SEPARATE ON ME ,THE( STEEL BELT). IT HAD A LARGE LUMP IN THE TREAD AREA WHICH MOST DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE EXPLODED IF I DIDNT STOP AND GET IT REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED THE S...

Mileage: 27,000

PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION FAILURE, DRIVERS SIDE FAILURE EVEN ON HIGH BEAM WHEN DRIVING, TURNING OFF/BACK ON LIGHT COMES BACK ON BUT MAY FAIL AGAIN. PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT WORKS FINE.

Mileage: 130,000

HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALTHOUGH WE HAVE REPLACED THE VERY EXPENSIVE HEADLIGHTS MANY TIMES. IT HAS LEFT US IN A BAD SITUATION MANY TIMES (AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD WITH NO LIGHTS)! WE JUST TRY NOT TO USE IT AT NIGHTTIME. BUT NOW MY SON HAS NIGHT CLASSES...

ENGINE NOISE IS EXCESSIVE IN LAST FEW MONTHS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED NO DIAGNOSTIC CONCERNS FOUND. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, AND SINCE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE MANDATED INSPECTION WITH INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE CAR IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY VIOLATION BY THE STATE AND NOT ...

Mileage: 153,400

AS I WAS REVERSING AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL A LOUD BEEP CAME ON, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND IT WAS NOT. I PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON. MY CAR WORKED I DROVE A FEW MINUTES AND AS I...

Mileage: 180,000

AS I WAS REVERSING AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL A LOUD BEEP CAME ON, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND IT WAS NOT. I PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON. MY CAR WORKED I DROVE A FEW MINUTES AND AS I...

Mileage: 180,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ABS ACTUATOR, A PART PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER-TOYOTA. (2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ABS PART, ACTUATOR COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, ID 44510-47050) WARNING LIGHTS: MASTER WARNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM: CODES: P0571, C1256, C1391. THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING COMPONENT MAKES MY VEHIC...

Mileage: 108,000

LUCKILY, I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A CLICK/TSST SOUND. I FELT MY BREAK PEDAL PUSH UPWARDS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND REALIZE THAT MY BRAKING POWER WAS VERY MINIMAL. THE CAR WAS ONLY COASTING TO A STOP REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE APPLYING AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO APPLY PRESSURE...

Mileage: 203,200

THE ABS ACTUATOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO KEEP THE SYSTEM RUNNING. MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT FAILS, THE COST IS $2900 TO FIX, TOYOTA,S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG-1 EXPIRED DEC 2017 AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR.

Mileage: 160,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WHEN CAR WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT; CAR MADE JERKING ACTION AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN; ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT; WARNING TO TAKE IT FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY - WHICH WAS DONE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEALER (DRIVEN THERE).

Mileage: 68,000

ABS ACTUATOR/ ACCUMULATOR FAILING. UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY A CONTINUOS BEEP WAS THERE,I TRIED TO STOP A NO BRAKES.I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR TO A SAFE PLACE.THEN USED A TOLL SERVICE AND TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER.IN A SHORT TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTERIZED BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE JOB WILL COST M...

Mileage: 63,200

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY A CONTINUOS BEEP WAS THERE,I TRIED TO STOP A NO BRAKES.I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR TO A SAFE PLACE.THEN USED A TOLL SERVICE AND TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER.IN A SHORT TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTERIZED BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE JOB WILL COST M...

Mileage: 63,200

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED UPON START UP, AND WHILE DRIVING. IT IS USUALLY NOTICED WHEN SITTING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE (SEEING HEADLIGHT REFLECTION IN FRONT VEHICLE'S REAR), SOMEONE TELLS ME, OR, I REMEMBER TO CHECK. WHEN IT'S REALIZED, TURNING THE SWITCH OFF, AND ...

Mileage: 67,196

SOMETIMES AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AFTER A WHILE, EITHER ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. I DON'T ALWAYS NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENS, OTHER THAN WHEN PULLING UP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICE THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 HEADLIGHT REFLECTION COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY BOTH WORK NORMA...

Mileage: 80,000

SOMETIMES AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AFTER A WHILE, EITHER ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. I DON'T ALWAYS NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENS, OTHER THAN WHEN PULLING UP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICE THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 HEADLIGHT REFLECTION COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY BOTH WORK NORMA...

Mileage: 80,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS A REPORTED SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS WIDELY IGNORED WHICH VIOLATES CALIFORNIA LAW. I FINALLY TOOK IT MYSELF TO GET REPLACED AFTER NOT GETTING ANY HELP WITH MY REPORTING. I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A REFUND FOR THE P...

Mileage: 203,650

THE ABS ACTUATOR IS FAILING TO PRIME CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO SLIP AND THE BRAKES NOT TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND DRIVING. I SEE THAT TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THAT EXPIRED 12/31/2017. MY ISSUE STARTED IN JANUARY OF...

Mileage: 61,000

MY BRAKES FAILED 4/3/18 WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE DISTANCE BUT AS MY CAR SLOWED ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP IT SUDDENLY FELT AS IF THE ENGINE REVVED AND PROPELLED THE CAR FORWARD EVEN THOU...

Mileage: 197,000

WHEN IN MOTION THE LEFT FRONT HID LIGHT GOES OUT. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON (DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT) BRINGS THE LIGHT BACK ON. MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE TRIP OR MAYBE NOT AT ALL. WEATHER IRRELEVANT. HAS BEEN HAPPENING PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

Mileage: 119,000

PRIUS MAKING BUZZING SOUND EVERY 15-20 SECONDS DUES TO FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR PUMP WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. THAT MEANS IT IS LEAKING BREAKING SYSTEM PRESSURE. NOW IT'S GETTING WORSE AS ABS PRESSURE DOES NOT STAY AND CAR ROLLS WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE MODE. HAVE T...

FAILURE OF ABS ACTUATOR. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A " WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT " PROGRAM THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE EXTENSION PORTION OF THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE FAITHFULLY H...

Mileage: 231,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES JUST QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. A LOT OF LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON VSC, ABS, SKID, ETC... AFTER RESEARCHING, I SEE THIS WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD UP UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2017. TOYOTA IS NOT COVERING FIX AND TOLD ME TO FIX CAR...

Mileage: 210,000

THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN WINTER OF 2016, ONLY WHEN TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW 30 DEGREES. THE TRUNK HATCH RELEASE SWITCH WOULD NOT FULLY RELEASE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO WORK THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND PULL UP HARD ON THE HATCH IN ORDER TO OPEN IT. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY GOT WORSE AND WEATHER NO LONGER...

Mileage: 49,163

I HAVE HAD TOO MANY HEADLIGHT ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE HAD MY PRIUS. I'VE HAD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ONCE, REPAIRED ONCE, REPLACED COUNTLESS OVERPRICED BULBS, AND STILL CONSISTENTLY IS A PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT...

Mileage: 199,232

TAKATA RECALL - THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DURING ROUTING TRIP TO NEARBY GROCERY STORE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS CAME "ON," BRAKE, ABS, VSC, CHECK ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME ON A PUBLIC STREET, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND IN ...

Mileage: 191,600

COMBINATION METER IS GOING OUT ON THE CAR. THIS CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, MEANING THAT I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING OR IF THERE ARE ANY GAUGES OR SENSORS LIT UP ALERTING ME TO A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS BUT IT HAS NOW EXPIRED AND THEY WANT $1000 TO...

Mileage: 138,000

FEB 8, 2018 MY PRIUS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AT A REPAIR COST OF $2900. THIS EXACT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 UP TO 10 YEARS OLD AND 150,000 MILES. MY 2006 PRIUS IS JUST OVER 11 YEARS OLD WITH 1...

Mileage: 136,000

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. IT WILL LATER COME BACK ON AGAIN. SAME WITH A TAIL-LIGHT. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PLEASE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. IT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX AT A DEALERSHIP DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS.

Mileage: 100,000

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. IT WILL LATER COME BACK ON AGAIN. SAME WITH A TAIL-LIGHT. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PLEASE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. IT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX AT A DEALERSHIP DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA GULF FREEWAY (12111 GULF FREEWAY, B, HOUSTON, TX) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 154,000

SMELL OF FUEL AFTER GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. ALSO SOMETIMES WITH AC OR WINDOWS OPEN. DEALER SAYS DETERIORATION OF CONNECTIONS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COULD POSSIBLY BE FIRE AND INJURY IF THIS GOT WORSE. CONSIDER THIS FOR RECALL. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS PROBABLY WITH SIMILAR SYSTEMS ARE RECALLED. WHY NO...

Mileage: 52,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR - ZG1 -TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATORS UP TO 150,000 MILES OR DECEMBER 31, 2017 AS PART OF THEIR ZG1 WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR THE 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. MANY CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURES ARE STILL OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART FOR VEHICL...

Mileage: 165,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT

Mileage: 100,000

HEADLIGHT, DRIVERS SIDE, WILL GO OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON.

Mileage: 85,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS SOMETIMES DON'T COME ON OR MAY COME ON AND TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT'S USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS DONE IT ONCE. IF I NOTICE IT, I CAN USUALLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEN THEY BOTH WORK. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN I F...

Mileage: 134,000

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN ARE NOT WORKING. CONCERNED THAT THIS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE WILL ALSO CAUSE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG TO FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH.

Mileage: 138,000

COMBINATION METER STOPPED WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. KNOW PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. THEY DID ONE REPAIR AND WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT VEHICLES NOW HITTING HIGHER MILIAGE ARE HAVING ISSUES AND IT IS DOCUMENTED BY TOYOTA IN A WARRANTY BULLENTIN NO. POL12-05 FROM TOYOTA

Mileage: 88,000

COMBINATION METER STOPPED WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. KNOW PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. THEY DID ONE REPAIR AND WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT VEHICLES NOW HITTING HIGHER MILIAGE ARE HAVING ISSUES AND IT IS DOCUMENTED BY TOYOTA IN A WARRANTY BULLENTIN NO. POL12-05 FROM TOYOTA

Mileage: 88,000

THE HEADLAMPS ON MY PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THEY BOTH GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CAN USUALLY TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON TO GET IT BACK ON, BUT THAT IS UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AND HAVE...

Mileage: 50,000

ALMOST OVERNIGHT MY PRIUS DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED OILY PATCHES. IF YOU TOUCH IT YOUR FINGER STICKS, IF YOU WIPE IT THE CLOTH STICKS. THE DASH CANNOT BE CLEANED. I WORRY ABOUT THE OFF-GASSING AND ANY OTHER HEALTH THREAT FROM THE DASH MATERIAL DECOMPOSING, INCLUDING DECOMPOSITION INSIDE THE AC AND HEA...

Mileage: 182,869

MY CAR (06 TOYOTA PRIUS) HAD HIT A POTHOLE WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ON 11/16/17. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND THOUGH I WAS FAR BEHIND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, MY BRAKE DID NOT STOP AND MY CAR WENT UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING MAYBE 5-10 MPH AS WE INCHED UP TO THE LIGHT. ...

Mileage: 65

MY CAR (06 TOYOTA PRIUS) HAD HIT A POTHOLE WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ON 11/16/17. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND THOUGH I WAS FAR BEHIND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, MY BRAKE DID NOT STOP AND MY CAR WENT UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING MAYBE 5-10 MPH AS WE INCHED UP TO THE LIGHT. ...

Mileage: 65

WAS GOING TO CHURCH THURS EVENING AND FAST DRIVER AHEAD OF ME IN BUSY INTERSECTION. STAYED FAR AWAY FROM HER BUT WHEN SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, I HIT MINE AS WELL KNOWING I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH I PUMPED THEM AND THEN SLAMMED THEM ON AGAIN. (I HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN FUELING MY CAR THE PUMP CUTS OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO FILL THE VEHICLE. IF I AM DOWN TO ONE DOT THAT WILL REQUIRE ME TO FILL THE TANK THE PUMP CUTS OFF AFTER ONLY FILLING TO 5 OR 6 GALLONS, NOT ALLOWING ME TO FILL THE TANK AND GET FULL GAS MILEAGE BENEFITS FROM THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED VARIOU...

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED NO DASH LIGHTS FOR FUEL GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY COMBINATION METER. NO RECALL JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED NO DASH LIGHTS FOR FUEL GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY COMBINATION METER. NO RECALL JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED NO DASH LIGHTS FOR FUEL GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY COMBINATION METER. NO RECALL JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE.

I BELIEVE ITS A GLITCH IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. AT UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THE ELECTRONIC HEADS UP DISPLAY DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH NO SPEEDOMOETER, NO FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR, NO BRIGHT OR DIM INDICATOR FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. DURING THE...

Mileage: 140,000

I BELIEVE ITS A GLITCH IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. AT UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THE ELECTRONIC HEADS UP DISPLAY DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH NO SPEEDOMOETER, NO FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR, NO BRIGHT OR DIM INDICATOR FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. DURING THE...

Mileage: 140,000

I BELIEVE ITS A GLITCH IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. AT UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THE ELECTRONIC HEADS UP DISPLAY DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH NO SPEEDOMOETER, NO FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR, NO BRIGHT OR DIM INDICATOR FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. DURING THE...

Mileage: 140,000

BAUGHT THE CAR OFF A PRIVATE SALE. CAR IS A COMPLETE BAD CONDITION FRON THE SUSPENSION TONTHE MOTOR MAKES STRANGE NOISES AIR CONDITIONER WONT WORK TIRES FALL FROM ALLIGHMENTS SEAT BEATS ARE OFF BURNING A PIL CHANGE IN LESS THEN A WEEK.NO ACCIDENTS NO CHANGES AS IS AND HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR WORK.

Mileage: 118,000

BAUGHT THE CAR OFF A PRIVATE SALE. CAR IS A COMPLETE BAD CONDITION FRON THE SUSPENSION TONTHE MOTOR MAKES STRANGE NOISES AIR CONDITIONER WONT WORK TIRES FALL FROM ALLIGHMENTS SEAT BEATS ARE OFF BURNING A PIL CHANGE IN LESS THEN A WEEK.NO ACCIDENTS NO CHANGES AS IS AND HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR WORK.

Mileage: 118,000

BAUGHT THE CAR OFF A PRIVATE SALE. CAR IS A COMPLETE BAD CONDITION FRON THE SUSPENSION TONTHE MOTOR MAKES STRANGE NOISES AIR CONDITIONER WONT WORK TIRES FALL FROM ALLIGHMENTS SEAT BEATS ARE OFF BURNING A PIL CHANGE IN LESS THEN A WEEK.NO ACCIDENTS NO CHANGES AS IS AND HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR WORK.

Mileage: 118,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY SINCE APPX. 2010. FIRST, ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD GO AND OFF. I ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NEVER CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS STOPPED MORE ...

I USED A UHUAL TOW DOLLY TO MOVE MY CAR ABOUT 30 MILES. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR TO REMOVE IT FROM THE DOLLY THE VSC, BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. I CONFIRMED THAT MY ABS DO NOT CURRENTLY WORK.

Mileage: 220,000

I USED A UHUAL TOW DOLLY TO MOVE MY CAR ABOUT 30 MILES. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR TO REMOVE IT FROM THE DOLLY THE VSC, BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. I CONFIRMED THAT MY ABS DO NOT CURRENTLY WORK.

Mileage: 220,000

I USED A UHUAL TOW DOLLY TO MOVE MY CAR ABOUT 30 MILES. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR TO REMOVE IT FROM THE DOLLY THE VSC, BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. I CONFIRMED THAT MY ABS DO NOT CURRENTLY WORK.

Mileage: 220,000

PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS USED ON AUG 17, 2013 (61,500 MILES). WITHIN A MONTH I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BUT WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND THE POLICE OFFICER THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY SO HE JUST ISSUE...

Mileage: 61,500

PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS USED ON AUG 17, 2013 (61,500 MILES). WITHIN A MONTH I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BUT WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND THE POLICE OFFICER THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY SO HE JUST ISSUE...

Mileage: 61,500

AFTERNOON 07/11/17 WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL @ 50 MPH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNED OFF- NO STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH/COMPUTER LIGHTS, RADIO- EXCEPT FOR FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE (VERY STIFF BRAKES) & PULL OVER. REPLACED 2015 ...

Mileage: 163,690

AFTERNOON 07/11/17 WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL @ 50 MPH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNED OFF- NO STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH/COMPUTER LIGHTS, RADIO- EXCEPT FOR FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE (VERY STIFF BRAKES) & PULL OVER. REPLACED 2015 ...

Mileage: 163,690

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTBULB IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. THIS WILL HAPPEN WETHER I'M DRIVING OR STATIONARY.

Mileage: 13,800

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTBULB IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. THIS WILL HAPPEN WETHER I'M DRIVING OR STATIONARY.

Mileage: 13,800

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND TURN OFF. IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I GOT PULLED OVER LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T TELL IT HAD TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT NIGHT. I CAN TELL WHEN IT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY AND GET IT TO TU...

Mileage: 176,000

CAR WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA FOR A NEW BATTERY. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED NONE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS WORKING: NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR, NO FUEL GAUGE, NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS, NO BACKUP INDICATOR BEEPER. ADDITIONALLY IT TAKES MANY TRIES OVER MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR OFF A...

Mileage: 19,077

THE COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE PRIUS CAN GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. A PRIUS WILL NOT REVERSE UP A STEEP DRIVEWAY. NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT GO ABOVE ABOUT 1000 RPM, AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. NOW, IF BASED ON SOUND OF THE ENGINE, YOU PLACE THE TRANSMI...

Mileage: 85,000

THE COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE PRIUS CAN GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. A PRIUS WILL NOT REVERSE UP A STEEP DRIVEWAY. NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT GO ABOVE ABOUT 1000 RPM, AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. NOW, IF BASED ON SOUND OF THE ENGINE, YOU PLACE THE TRANSMI...

Mileage: 85,000

FOR APROXIMADAMENTELY TWO YEARS THE BRAKES AVE NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY AND WE TOOK IT TO GET EVALUATED AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SECURITY PROBLEM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SELLS THE PART FO A LITTLE OVER $1,700 I WAS ALSO TOLD IT SHOULD BE YOUR RESPONSIBILIT...

CAR I PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER, HAD ITS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT LAST NIGHT IN THE RAIN AS SHE WAS TAKING AN EXIT OFF ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT SHE IS VERY SHAKEN UP. SHE SAID THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT LEAVING HERE IN ALMOST COMPLETE DARKNESS.

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAI...

Mileage: 196,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAI...

Mileage: 196,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAI...

Mileage: 196,000

TRAVELLING 30-35 MPH. TRIED TO STOP-BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR ACCELERATED. HIT A STEEL SIGN WHICH TOTALLED THE CAR. AIRBAGS FAILED TO ACTVATE EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF HITTING THE SIGN DROVE THE ENGINE BACK TO THE DASHBOARD.CITY STREET.

Mileage: 196,000

TRAVELLING 30-35 MPH. TRIED TO STOP-BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR ACCELERATED. HIT A STEEL SIGN WHICH TOTALLED THE CAR. AIRBAGS FAILED TO ACTVATE EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF HITTING THE SIGN DROVE THE ENGINE BACK TO THE DASHBOARD.CITY STREET.

Mileage: 196,000

ENGINE FAILURE; DRIVING ON ROADWAYS, HIGHWAYS THE MAIN WARNING LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP, FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE SECONDS OR MINUTES THERE AFTER. TOYOTA PROFESSIONALS HAVE FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THIS DANGER/MALFUNCTION, OR RECOMMEND A PROPER SOLUTION. I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON THE INTERST...

Mileage: 150,000

ENGINE FAILURE; DRIVING ON ROADWAYS, HIGHWAYS THE MAIN WARNING LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP, FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE SECONDS OR MINUTES THERE AFTER. TOYOTA PROFESSIONALS HAVE FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THIS DANGER/MALFUNCTION, OR RECOMMEND A PROPER SOLUTION. I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON THE INTERST...

Mileage: 150,000

FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. NOW THEY ARE GOING OFF OR DIMMING MORE CONSISTENTLY. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THINKING THAT IT WAS A BULB OR HEADLIGHT ISSUE BUT IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT IT IS A WIRING ISSUE. THE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGH...

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL SPONTANEOUSLY AND AT RANDOM TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. OFTEN THE CAR WILL ILLUMINATE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND IT IS ONLY AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MINUTES, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF. VERY DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGN...

Mileage: 108,000

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED ON THIS CAR.

Mileage: 130,000

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2015.

Mileage: 120,000

THIS WAS THE FIRST OF THREE HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN THE THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000...

Mileage: 105,000

I NOTICED IN THE PAST MONTH THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY GO BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AND THE PROBLEM IS UNEXPECTED AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER THAT THE HEADL...

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK UNLIT WINDY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO BE GETTING DIMMER, THEN BOTH SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF. I HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AND I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A SHARP TURN WITH A GUARD RAIL AND A STEEP RAVINE INTO A RIVER. THE CAR CAM...

Mileage: 85,000

THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 50S HERE IN FL. MY PRIUS WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THE CAR STARTED BUT THE DASH WAS BLACK. THE ONLY INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS FOR "AIRBAGS". I BACKED OUT AND DROVE WITH EXTREME TREPIDATION AND CAUTION TO MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. ONLY TURN S...

Mileage: 158,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT ARE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THEY DO NOT RETRACT , SO IF YOU USE THEM THEY ARE EXPANDED TO THEIR LARGEST SIZE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT HAVE CARSEATS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE BACK SEAT OF OUR VEHICLE

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF AND THEN TURNS OFF COMPLETELY A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMEN PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBO METER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT ...

Mileage: 150,000

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACKSEAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE DEALER IS TELLING US THAT IT WILL BE $650 TO MAKE THEM FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS , MAKES AND MODELS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ALL MY SEAT BELTS FAIL LIKE THIS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT ANYMORE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAV...

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS I JUST BOUGHT RECENTLY IS HAVING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS WERE THE HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SO FAR TURNING THEM OFF ON AND ON AGAIN WORKS, BUT IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ECU WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 200,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ECU WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 200,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ECU WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 200,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TRUNK LATCH DETERIORATED, WHICH MADE THE HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN HALF OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT COMPLETELY. IT TURNS ON WHEN FIRST ENGAGING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNS OFF WHEN IN TRANSIT. IT WILL RELIGHT AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. MY DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND PROVIDED ME AN INS...

Mileage: 209,239

I OWE A 06 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT KEEP TURNING OFF .....IF I TURN MY SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY WORK BUT THEN IT'LL DO IT AGAIN

PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT NOT WORK SOME TIMES AT NIGHT.

HEAD LIGHTS FAIL , FLICKER MOST WHEN YOU NEED THEM

Mileage: 180,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF ALL LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.

Mileage: 85,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF ALL LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.

Mileage: 85,000

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND ON, THEY COME ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. NOW I LEARN THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUSES FROM 2006-2009. WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE.

Mileage: 100,000

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006, WHILE IN PARK/STATIONARY, IT'S NORMAL FOR A PRIUS TO SHUT OFF THEIR GAS ENGINE WHILE IN IDLE.. HOWEVER, WHEN THE GAS ENGINE COMES BACK ON TO HELP CHARGE THE BATTERY WHILE IN IDLE, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD 1-2 INCHES. ONE TIME THIS BUMPED A PERSON C...

Mileage: 500

2006 PRIUS MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY DEFECTS, MANUFACTUER WANTS $8,000.00 TO REPAIR. THE MFD CONTROLS AC DISTRIBUTION. IT AFFECTS MY HEALTH. I HAVE A SKIN CONDITION, THAT REQUIRES COOLING OF MY LEGS. THE AIR WILL COME ON, BUT ONLY FROM DASH AREA, THERE IS NO OTHER CONTROL METHOD, BECAUSE TOUCH SCREEN ...

2006 PRIUS MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY DEFECTS, MANUFACTUER WANTS $8,000.00 TO REPAIR. THE MFD CONTROLS AC DISTRIBUTION. IT AFFECTS MY HEALTH. I HAVE A SKIN CONDITION, THAT REQUIRES COOLING OF MY LEGS. THE AIR WILL COME ON, BUT ONLY FROM DASH AREA, THERE IS NO OTHER CONTROL METHOD, BECAUSE TOUCH SCREEN ...

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AT 65MPH. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AT 65MPH. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECTIFIED BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, B...

Mileage: 110,000

TRUNK LATCH RUBBER MELTS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY SUMMER, UNTIL THE TRUNK LATCH IS UNUSABLE. THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN.

Mileage: 30,000

TRUNK LATCH RUBBER MELTS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY SUMMER, UNTIL THE TRUNK LATCH IS UNUSABLE. THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE GAUGES, METERS, AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 142,000

I WAS IN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING (TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL), THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CAR LOST CONTROL.*DT*JB CAR WAS TOTALED, TWO WITNESSES AND A POLICE REPORT. I WAS SENT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. NO RE...

I WAS IN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING (TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL), THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CAR LOST CONTROL.*DT*JB CAR WAS TOTALED, TWO WITNESSES AND A POLICE REPORT. I WAS SENT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. NO RE...

I WAS IN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING (TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL), THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CAR LOST CONTROL.*DT*JB CAR WAS TOTALED, TWO WITNESSES AND A POLICE REPORT. I WAS SENT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. NO RE...

DRY,CLEAR DAY. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.RED LIGHTWITH BUS IN FRONT OF ME AND A CAR NEXT TO ME. SPEED LIMIT WAS 45MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED.. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY.I TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ONE ON THE DASH.AGAIN TO NO EFFECT. I MANAGED ...

Mileage: 196,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR MURPHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WARRANTY COVERAGE (ATTN: KATIE AGATI). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WORK NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER THE WORK UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, IT WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 189,930

DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THE SUN, IT IS STICKY AND SHINY CREATING A VERY REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT CREATES GLARE AND MY BE RELEASING TOXIC FUMES.

Mileage: 80,000

TRUNK LATCH TO OPEN TRUNK WHILE STATIONARY NOW SERIOUSLY REDUCED FUNCTION. RUBBER HAS MELTED. NOW THE TRUNK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUT, TRUNK CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL.

WITHOUT WARNING THE DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND POWER BUTTON WAS PUSHED AT THE TIME WHEN FACT OCCURRED IN A VERY ISOLATED PLACE WITH NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AN LITTLE CHANCE OF ANY OTHER CAR PASSING BY. THE CAR DOES NOT DISPLAY ANYMORE SPEED, MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL AND GEARBOX POSI...

Mileage: 283,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUD...

Mileage: 106,082

WHEN I DRIVING ON A DECLINE AND HIT UNEVEN GROUND OR A POT HOLE, WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND THE BRAKING IS SUSPENDED FOR A SECOND. THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT AND CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED WITH HIGH PROBABILITY. I HAVE LISTED THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS ERROR HAS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 86,000

ON VERY COLD MORNINGS THE COMBINATION METER (SPEEDOMETER AND DASH LIGHTS) FAIL TO COME ON. THIS FIRST BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2014 SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE ICE REPLACED AT THE DEALER, BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT. A FEW TRIES AND THE PROBLEM USUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF. IT IS RARELY VERY COLD HERE SO GET...

Mileage: 250,000

TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE REGARDING THE ELECTRIC DASHBOARD GOING OUT. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE MINE DUE TO IT BEING PAST THE "TIME WINDOW". THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY WARNING LIGHTS, WHAT THE FUEL TANK READS, MILEAGE, OR ANY OT...

Mileage: 150,000

THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED AND THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE HATCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I AM UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY OPEN THE TRUNK HATCH TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THERE IS NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE IS TO OPEN THE TRUNK IN THE EVENT...

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF.BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WORKS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME I CON NOT BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE AND THE EXCLAMATION LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS BEEP. THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH MY FOOT IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO DO SOME ERRANDS, LIKE 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED ON THE ...

Mileage: 134,280

WHILE DRIVING 20 M/H VEHICLE SUDDENLY ECCELERATED AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WHEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATITION

Mileage: 128,780

WHILE DRIVING 20 M/H VEHICLE SUDDENLY ECCELERATED AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WHEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATITION

Mileage: 128,780

THE CAR WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT (NIGHTIME). WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ESPECIALLY ON HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES. THE CAR HAS 217,000 MILES (ORIGINAL OWNER). TOYOTA ISSUED T-SB-0172-09 AS A "WA...

Mileage: 217,385

THE INSTURMENT CLUSTER ( SPEEDOMETER, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC) FAILED ONE NIGHT. A SYSTEM RESET RESTORED THINGS THE NEXT DAY, BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED TO FAIL ROUTINELY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE Y INCAPACITATING THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE BACKUP COMERA. TOYOTA STATES THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ONCE AND WIL...

Mileage: 60,000

THE COMBINATION METER ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS RESULTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE PRIUS CAN RESULT IN THE BRAKES ON THE CAR FAILING. IN ADDITION THE CAR OFTEN CONTINUES TO STAY ON AFT...

Mileage: 100,000

THE COMBINATION METER ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS RESULTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE PRIUS CAN RESULT IN THE BRAKES ON THE CAR FAILING. IN ADDITION THE CAR OFTEN CONTINUES TO STAY ON AFT...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMBINATION METER THAT DISPLAYS THE VEHICLE SPEED AND OTHER INFORMATION WENT BLANK. AFTER PULLING OVER CAR, I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF USING THE POWER BUTTON BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER A FEW TRIES, I HELD DOWN POWER BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS AND IT FINALLY DID GO T...

Mileage: 33,800

HID LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING , AT NIGHT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHERE DO I GO TO GET THEM REPAIRED / REPLACED WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE MANUFACTURES DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT ? I LIVE IN SAN JOSE, CA. 95111

Mileage: 279,000

DASH BOARD DISABLED .CAINT SEE TOTALLY BLACK.

Mileage: 96,000

WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED IN 2011 AND AGAIN 2015. MY CAR HAS 160,000 MILES AT THIS TIME IN NOV 2015.

Mileage: 100,000

WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED IN 2011 AND AGAIN 2015. MY CAR HAS 160,000 MILES AT THIS TIME IN NOV 2015.

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN OFF ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. RECURRENT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON/OFF

Mileage: 100,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF RANDOMLY. THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY "FIXED" BY TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON, BUT THAT ONE LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN, SOMETIMES 30 SECONDS LATER, SOMETIMES AN HOUR LATER.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE REVERSE LIGHT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBINATI...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION METER FAILED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 130,000

THE COMBO METER ON MY CAR WENT DARK THIS MORNING. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE THERE IS NO INDICATION ON WHAT THE VEHICLE IS DOING. ALSO THIS FEATURE CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT SHUT OFF.

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 70,000

HEADLIGHTS, ONE OR BOTH, RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT A YEAR AGO AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I DISCOVER THAT I AM DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I AM NOW TAKING TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO F...

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE [XXX] HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VICTORIAN ON MAIN ST IN SANTA MONICA ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. FROM STANDSTILL, HER 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE. IN THIS RELATIVELY CONFINED PARKING A...

Mileage: 103,000

MY WIFE [XXX] HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VICTORIAN ON MAIN ST IN SANTA MONICA ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. FROM STANDSTILL, HER 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE. IN THIS RELATIVELY CONFINED PARKING A...

Mileage: 103,000

MY WIFE [XXX] HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VICTORIAN ON MAIN ST IN SANTA MONICA ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. FROM STANDSTILL, HER 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE. IN THIS RELATIVELY CONFINED PARKING A...

Mileage: 103,000

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING!!!!

Mileage: 149,000

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED SPORADICALLY. IT HAPPENED THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS DAYTIME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HID BULB WHICH COSTS $300!!!!! AFTER CO...

Mileage: 152,178

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED SPORADICALLY. IT HAPPENED THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS DAYTIME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HID BULB WHICH COSTS $300!!!!! AFTER CO...

Mileage: 152,178

ON THE MORNING OF MAY,04,2015 UPON ENTERING THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO DISPLAY. NOT CERTAIN WHAT THE ISSUE WAS I PERFORMED VARIOUS CHECK INCLUDING THE THE ACCESSORY BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. I LEFT THE CAR WHERE IT W...

Mileage: 116,000

ON THE MORNING OF MAY,04,2015 UPON ENTERING THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO DISPLAY. NOT CERTAIN WHAT THE ISSUE WAS I PERFORMED VARIOUS CHECK INCLUDING THE THE ACCESSORY BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. I LEFT THE CAR WHERE IT W...

Mileage: 116,000

ON THE MORNING OF MAY,04,2015 UPON ENTERING THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO DISPLAY. NOT CERTAIN WHAT THE ISSUE WAS I PERFORMED VARIOUS CHECK INCLUDING THE THE ACCESSORY BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. I LEFT THE CAR WHERE IT W...

Mileage: 116,000

RAN OUT OF GAS WITH INDICATOR LIGHT READING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK REMAINING

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION THE NEXT MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS COMPLETELY DARK. TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITH NO EFFECT -- PANEL WAS STILL DARK. IT'S PARTICULARLY WORRISOME THAT I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, NOR WOULD ANY OF THE OTHER INDICATOR LIGHT...

DRIVING ALONG AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT IN HE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. FAULTY HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 160,000

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO WORK. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH, NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME MOMENT. YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS! NHTSA: I AM GOING TO HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE IF I AM INJURED!! ISSUE A RECALL NOW!! NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : P...

Mileage: 106,000

THIS IS MY SECOND PRIUS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS ONE. IT IS A 2006 WITH HID LIGHTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON IN THE MORNING WHEN I LEAVE FOR WORK, BUT IT STARTED GOING OFF AFTER SEVERAL MILES (MAYBE 20-30, OR SO). THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENI...

Mileage: 70,000

POWER TRAIN OVER-ENGAGEMENT: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN, AFTER LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE POWER TRAIN CONTINUED TO ENGAGE, EVEN DURING BRAKING, FOR A FEW SECONDS CAUSING EXTRA INERTIA ENTERING CORNER WITH DEFINITE LOSS OF TRACTION.* *...

Mileage: 44,556

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WARNING WHISTLE AND A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE GENERAL EMERGENCY, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. T...

Mileage: 128,000

PARKED CAR AT NIGHT IN COLORADO IN FEBRUARY, 2015. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT. WE ATE DINNER AT A RESTAURANT, CAME OUT AND STARTED THE 2006 PRIUS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL SHOWEING THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, SHIFT POSITION AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO COME ON. TURNED CAR OFF...

Mileage: 177,343

PARKED CAR AT NIGHT IN COLORADO IN FEBRUARY, 2015. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT. WE ATE DINNER AT A RESTAURANT, CAME OUT AND STARTED THE 2006 PRIUS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL SHOWEING THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, SHIFT POSITION AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO COME ON. TURNED CAR OFF...

Mileage: 177,343

PARKED CAR AT NIGHT IN COLORADO IN FEBRUARY, 2015. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT. WE ATE DINNER AT A RESTAURANT, CAME OUT AND STARTED THE 2006 PRIUS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL SHOWEING THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, SHIFT POSITION AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO COME ON. TURNED CAR OFF...

Mileage: 177,343

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. IT'S NOT THE BULBS, THERE IS SOME COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT IS RECURRING. I THINK THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2006 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL SUDDENLY. THIS WILL AFFECT EITHER HEADLIGHT, ALTHOUGH, ON OCCASION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT OFF THEN ON AGAIN. SEVERAL PRIUS OWNERS DESCRIBE THIS EXA...

Mileage: 85,000

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I CAN MAKE IT WORK AGAIN BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT REPLICATE AT THE MECHANICS. THEREFORE, I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. IF IT WAS THE HEADLIGHT, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. HO...

Mileage: 130,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE AND NOW THE FOG LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN ON AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE AND NOW THE FOG LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN ON AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. (EACH AT DIFFERENT TIMES) SEALS HAVE BEEN CHECKED; NO MOISTURE GETTING IN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONLY NEARLY 20%-30%. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE MAY BE TAKEN FOR A MOTORCYCLE ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOT AS OTHERS MIGHT MISTAKE THE VEHICLE WIDTH AND RESULTING IN COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT IS RESTORE...

Mileage: 67,849

DURING THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE E SHAFT RECALL IN 2013 THE CLOCKSPRING WAS DAMAGED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE CERTAIN STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS (INFO, FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTER, AND THE RECIRCULATE AIR) WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST. THEN, ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL, THEY ONLY FUNCTIONED WHEN THE WHE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO D...

Mileage: 100,000

COMBINATION METER FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION. THERE IS A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH DOES NOT COVER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD OVER 9 YEARS. THIS REPRESENTS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC WHICH HAS A DOCUMENTED SOLUTION AND REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 246,000

COMBINATION METER FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION. THERE IS A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH DOES NOT COVER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD OVER 9 YEARS. THIS REPRESENTS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC WHICH HAS A DOCUMENTED SOLUTION AND REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 246,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE (D) INTO NEUTRAL (N). THIS COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY MANUALLY RE-SELECTING D, BUT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS, IT SHIFTED BACK TO N. WE DROVE BY KEEPING ONE HAND ON THE LEVER TO KEEP IT IN D. AFTER WE STOPPED, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN REVERSE ...

Mileage: 138,100

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE (D) INTO NEUTRAL (N). THIS COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY MANUALLY RE-SELECTING D, BUT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS, IT SHIFTED BACK TO N. WE DROVE BY KEEPING ONE HAND ON THE LEVER TO KEEP IT IN D. AFTER WE STOPPED, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN REVERSE ...

Mileage: 138,100

I PURCHASED A NEW 12V BATTERY AT ABOUT 30K MILES. AT ABOUT 59K MILES THE 12V WAS DISCHARGING AT RANDOM TIMES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING LIGHTS ON, BUT IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT WHEN THE KEY IS IN SMART MODE AND IT IS WITHIN 10 FE...

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT FLICKERS FIRST AND THEN GOES OFF. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN. BUT AFTER A WHILE THEY TURN OFF AGAIN. THEY STAY ON STEADY AFTER I DRIVE FOR MORE T...

Mileage: 93,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT FLICKERS FIRST AND THEN GOES OFF. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN. BUT AFTER A WHILE THEY TURN OFF AGAIN. THEY STAY ON STEADY AFTER I DRIVE FOR MORE T...

Mileage: 93,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING. SOMRTIMES, ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH GOES OFF. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THEY RE-LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON FOR FIVE MINUTES AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND...

Mileage: 220,000

WAS DRIVING ON VERY DARK STREET. MY HEADLIGHTS SEEMED VERY DIM SO I SWITCHED THEM TO BRIGHT. BOTH IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. MY SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THEY BOTH WENT OUT AND WANTED TO CHARGE MORE THAN $300 TO REPLACE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION REPLACED FOR COST OF LABOR. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER...

Mileage: 28,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON FOR LEFT ONE TO WORK AGAIN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED LAMP FOR $600, BUT NOW I'M NOTICING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS ! DPS THINKS IT'S DANGEROUS, TOO, JUDGING FROM WARNING...

Mileage: 65,000

WE HAVE OWNED THIS 2006 PRIUS SINCE NEW. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS MANY TIMES. THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR TO THE REST. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT WOULD GO OUT BUT IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS. THERE WAS AN ABILITY TO GET IT ON AGAIN BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. AFTER A WEEK O...

TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL ON AIRBAGS EXPLODING WENT TO GET REPLACED AND TOYOTA MALL OF GA HAD NO REPLACEMENTS. UPDATED 8/17/2015*JS

Mileage: 180,000

RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON. ON THE DRIVE TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AGAIN ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON BY TURNING IT OFF AND ON. DEALER CHECKED OVER THE CAR AND ONLY REPLACED THE RIGHT PASSENGE...

Mileage: 98,053

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH BECAUSE THE RUBBER/PLASTIC COVERING HAD HARDENED TO THE POINT THAT I COULDN'T CAUSE IT TO MAKE CONTACT AND OPEN. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN IT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. A DEALER IN TENNESS...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE WHILE GOING LOW SPEED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR ACCELERATED BEFORE BRAKING. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INSTEAD OF DECELERATING, THE CAR AGGRESSIVE...

Mileage: 198,000

WE WERE EXITING 66 AT EXIT 55 (FAIRFAX CO. PARKWAY) NORTHERN VA. WE WERE GOING 3 MPH, A HEAVY DELIVERY TRUCK HIT US GOING 40 MPH PUSHING US WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF US. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STE...

Mileage: 250,000

WE WERE EXITING 66 AT EXIT 55 (FAIRFAX CO. PARKWAY) NORTHERN VA. WE WERE GOING 3 MPH, A HEAVY DELIVERY TRUCK HIT US GOING 40 MPH PUSHING US WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF US. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STE...

Mileage: 250,000

DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD BOTH MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I ALMOST WRECKED. I THEN TURNED THEM ON AN OFF AND THEY CAME BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WE HAVE OWNED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL....DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE OVER THIS COMMON ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 226,233

RUBBER COVER TO THE REAR HATCH SWITCH (HANDLE) HAS DETERIORATED OVER TIME (CAR WAS 4 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS FIRST BECAME NOTICEABLE). IT IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD WITH 81,000 MILES AND THE DETERIORATION IS SO DRASTIC TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, OR VICE-VERSA SOMETIMES THE...

Mileage: 40,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AGAIN AND THEY TURN BACK ON, BUT THIS ONLY WORKS TEMPORARILY AND THEY SOON SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT ALONG A CURVE. TH...

Mileage: 140,000

ON JULY 20,2014, I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE LIGHT ON, IT CAME ON FINE.. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY AT NIGHT ALL THE SUDDEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN PASSENGER SIDE. I PULLED IT ON THE SIDE AND INSPECT DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS WORKING FINE BUT THE PASSENG...

Mileage: 126,000

ON JULY 20,2014, I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE LIGHT ON, IT CAME ON FINE.. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY AT NIGHT ALL THE SUDDEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN PASSENGER SIDE. I PULLED IT ON THE SIDE AND INSPECT DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS WORKING FINE BUT THE PASSENG...

Mileage: 126,000

ON OCCASION, WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR (USUALLY WHEN DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH), IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE TRIES TO ACCELERATE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ELECTRONIC PORTION OF THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO ENGAGE AND BRIEFLY ACCELERATES WHEN I AM TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS MY PRIUS' PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AND ON INDISCRIMINATELY. I'VE REPLACE BULBS, I'VE REPLACED FUSES, AND EVEN THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT A TOTAL COST OF CLOSE TO $3000. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. I GET PULLED OVER ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO FROM POLICE...

Mileage: 75,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. WE COULD CYCLE THE SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK AGAIN. AFTER REPLACING THE BULB WITH A ORIGINAL BULB. BOTH HEADLIGHT HAVE GONE OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY QUOTED...

Mileage: 80,000

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. WE COULD CYCLE THE SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK AGAIN. AFTER REPLACING THE BULB WITH A ORIGINAL BULB. BOTH HEADLIGHT HAVE GONE OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY QUOTED...

Mileage: 80,000

I BEGIN TO NOTICE BLACK MARKS ON MY FINGERS. IT TOOK ME AWHILE TO LEARN THAT THE LATCH COVER WAS DISINTEGRATING. I ASKED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO GETTING IT REPLACED. HE REPORTED BACK THAT HE CALLED TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. ONE DEALER WANTED $500 FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND ANOTHER DEALER SAID ...

Mileage: 1,190,000

ON 05/22/2009, MY HUSBAND AND HIS [XXX] HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN HE WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIS FRIEND SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSAGE SEAT. THE BACKS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND FRONT PASSAGE SEAT WERE MOVE AND BROKEN.THE SEAT BACK SHAFT DAMAGE FAI...

Mileage: 60,000

ON 05/22/2009, MY HUSBAND AND HIS [XXX] HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN HE WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIS FRIEND SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSAGE SEAT. THE BACKS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND FRONT PASSAGE SEAT WERE MOVE AND BROKEN.THE SEAT BACK SHAFT DAMAGE FAI...

Mileage: 60,000

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AT NIGHT, I NOTICED THE ROAD SEEMED "DIM" ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS BRIGHTER. LATER I NOTICED THE SAME THING AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ON, BUT IT CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF...

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 5 NORTH TO LOS ANGELES LATE EVENING AROUND 9:00PM. THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATING. EACH TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT THE CAR MADE A VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE AND FELT STIFF. THE JARRING WA...

Mileage: 147,848

MY HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I ALERTED THE DEALER WHEN PURCHASING THE CAR. THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM, NOR DID THEY OFFER TO CORRECT IT. I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE. NO NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN TO CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN QC'D. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL. KMJ I HAVE MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2014 I A LOUD BEEPING NOISE FILLED THE CAR. THE SYSTEM HAD MULTIPLE LIGHTS DISP...

Mileage: 123,900

THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN QC'D. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL. KMJ I HAVE MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2014 I A LOUD BEEPING NOISE FILLED THE CAR. THE SYSTEM HAD MULTIPLE LIGHTS DISP...

Mileage: 123,900

THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN QC'D. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL. KMJ I HAVE MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2014 I A LOUD BEEPING NOISE FILLED THE CAR. THE SYSTEM HAD MULTIPLE LIGHTS DISP...

Mileage: 123,900

BOTH OF MY HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT (TURNED OFF) DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. SINCE THEN, THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO TURN OFF RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHTS OPERATE FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN GO BACK OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I SE...

Mileage: 120,000

BOTH OF MY HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT (TURNED OFF) DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. SINCE THEN, THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO TURN OFF RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHTS OPERATE FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN GO BACK OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I SE...

Mileage: 120,000

SUDDEN EXTINGUISHING OF ONE HEADLIGHT, THEN THE OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE EXPANDING/ADDING-TO THE RECALL OF TOYOTA PRIUS COOLANT INVERTER PUMP FAILURES* TO INCLUDE COOLANT STORAGE PUMP FAILURES BLOWING A MAIN FUSE CAUSING DANGEROUS LOSS OF ALL POWER AND CONTROL. *TR ON MAY 31ST, 2014, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH, WITHOUT ANY W...

Mileage: 81,689

I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE EXPANDING/ADDING-TO THE RECALL OF TOYOTA PRIUS COOLANT INVERTER PUMP FAILURES* TO INCLUDE COOLANT STORAGE PUMP FAILURES BLOWING A MAIN FUSE CAUSING DANGEROUS LOSS OF ALL POWER AND CONTROL. *TR ON MAY 31ST, 2014, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH, WITHOUT ANY W...

Mileage: 81,689

I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE EXPANDING/ADDING-TO THE RECALL OF TOYOTA PRIUS COOLANT INVERTER PUMP FAILURES* TO INCLUDE COOLANT STORAGE PUMP FAILURES BLOWING A MAIN FUSE CAUSING DANGEROUS LOSS OF ALL POWER AND CONTROL. *TR ON MAY 31ST, 2014, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH, WITHOUT ANY W...

Mileage: 81,689

AFTER LONG DRIVE UP MOUNTAINS, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN GOING UPHILL, PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN JERKY MOVEMENT OF A FEW FEET. VEHICLE STOPPED. CHECKED BATTERY AND IT WAS LOW BUT HAD TWO BLUE BARS. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. MANAGED TO TURN VEHICLE AROUND AND IT COASTED DO...

Mileage: 114,980

THE PRIUS WAS BEING DRIVEN UP A HILL WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE GASOLINE ENGINE DIED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, SINCE THE ELECTRIC MODE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF MOVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD UP THE HILL. THE VEHICLE'S FUEL METER ON THE DASH DISPLAYED 3 BARS REMA...

Mileage: 100,650

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR FAIL WITH NO WARNING, USUALLY JUST ONE BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. IF I FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY USUALLY COME BACK ON BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOME TIME. I RUN THEM DURING THE DAY FOR SAFETY, SO I CANNOT TELL WHEN ONE WILL RANDOMLY CUT OFF. THIS ALSO PUTS ME AT RISK OF A TRA...

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT A HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE WHEN A HEADLIGHT WAS OUT THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, JUST MISSED ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT A HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE WHEN A HEADLIGHT WAS OUT THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, JUST MISSED ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 46,000

THE ASSISTED HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY, THERE'S A PUMP NOISE THAT KEEPS COMING ON IN THE CABIN, LIKE THE BRAKE PUMP CANNOT KEEP PRESSURE. IT'S A RATTLING NOISE THAT IS COMING ON AND IT'S EVERY FEW SECONDS. LIKE IT'S TRYING TO BUILD PRESSURE TO ASSIST BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

IN 2006 WE BOUGHT A TOYOTA PRIUS CAR $ 28000.ON 05/22/2009, MY HUSBAND AND HIS FRIEND [XXX] HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN HE WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIS FRIEND SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSAGE SEAT. THE BACKS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND FRONT PASSAGE SEA...

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHTS, GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE WILL GO OFF, SOMETIMES BOTH. HAPPENS WITH HIGH BEAMS AS WELL. LIGHTS COME BACK ON IF I SWITCH THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. MAY STAY ON FOR 30 MINUTES, MAY ONLY STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE LIGHTS HAVE GO...

Mileage: 100,000

HEADLIGHTS, GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE WILL GO OFF, SOMETIMES BOTH. HAPPENS WITH HIGH BEAMS AS WELL. LIGHTS COME BACK ON IF I SWITCH THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. MAY STAY ON FOR 30 MINUTES, MAY ONLY STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE LIGHTS HAVE GO...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE DARK AT 6:00AM ON I64E MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY, TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

WENT TO DEALER FOR 90K SERVICE. WAS TOLD LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. REPLACED. HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NEED TO TURN LIGHTS ON-OFF TO HAVE HEADLIGHT TURN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 90,685

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BOLTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,600...

Mileage: 219,600

I WAS REAR ENDED AT BY A CAR GOIN ALMOST FULL SPEED IN A SPEED LIMIT ZONE OF 45 AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. WHILE APPROACHING THE LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF ME I STARTED SLOWING DOWN PUMPING MY BRAKES TO LET TO DRIVERS BEHIND KNOW I WAS SLOWING DOWN. I WAS THEN REAR ENDED AND SHOT INTO T...

Mileage: 139,000

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IT WILL START FOR A MOMENT THEN GO INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND ONLY IF THE GEAR SHIFT IS HELD IN REVERSE OR CONSTANTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WILL IT ALLOW YOU TO DO SO. IT WILL THEN ONLY GO INTO ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SHE NOTICED THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING TIME W...

Mileage: 48,219

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 118,000

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS SOME OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES YOU TO AVOID THAT AREA OF YOUR WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A DEFECT IN ALL 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS CARS. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOU START LOOKING AT THIS REFLECTION AND IT CREATES A SAFETY CONCERN. YOU ...

Mileage: 136,500

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS SOME OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES YOU TO AVOID THAT AREA OF YOUR WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A DEFECT IN ALL 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS CARS. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOU START LOOKING AT THIS REFLECTION AND IT CREATES A SAFETY CONCERN. YOU ...

Mileage: 136,500

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS SOME OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES YOU TO AVOID THAT AREA OF YOUR WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A DEFECT IN ALL 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS CARS. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOU START LOOKING AT THIS REFLECTION AND IT CREATES A SAFETY CONCERN. YOU ...

Mileage: 136,500

SINCE 2008 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WOULD GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. THE FREQUENCY KEPT INCREASING TILL 2013 WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. # AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPE...

Mileage: 42,000

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THE DEALER WANTS MORE THAN $1000. TO REPAIR EACH ONE. *TR

Mileage: 104,123

THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. T...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, A RED TRIANGLE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 96,000

MY WIFE ALMOST HIT A TRIO OF PEDESTRIANS WHO WERE WALKING IN THE ROAD, AND WHO WERE VERY POORLY LIT BY THE 2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. THESE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY DIM AND IN MY OPINION ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT. HIGH BEAMS SEEM TO LIGHT THE ROAD ADEQUATELY. THIS PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER BECAME ILL CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES...

Mileage: 70,000

I BECAME ILL WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION AREA, BECOMING NAUSEOUS AND DIZZY. MY HEAD BANGED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE ROAD. I UNDERSTAND FROM REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND, FROM LOOKING AT IT AFTER THE FACT, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A...

Mileage: 70,500

THIS IS MY 10TH HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERS DID MOST OF THEM OVER THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I AM ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT ONE. *TR

Mileage: 257,000

I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH HID HEADLIGHT 1.5 YEAR AGO AND REPLACED IT BASED ON THE DEALER'S SUGGESTING. LATERALLY, IT WENT OUT SO OFTEN BUT NOT COMPLETE OUT BECAUSE I CAN TURN OFF/ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE OUT OR WHERE IT WILL BE OUT. ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE REMOTE COUNTRY R...

Mileage: 133,000

THE REAR HATCHBACK LATCH OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DETERIORATED OVER TIME. IT STARTED BACK IN FEBRUARY 2012 WITH A DIFFICULTY OPENING THE HATCHBACK EVEN WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. NOW, WHEN I TOUCH THE LATCH RELEASE IT IS GUMMY AND WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZ...

Mileage: 53,870

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING, STILL RUNNING, WHEN MY SON NOTICED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. FOR SOME REASON, I REACHED IN AND TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT WAS FINE. I FIGURED IT WAS AN ANOMAL...

Mileage: 85,000

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING, STILL RUNNING, WHEN MY SON NOTICED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. FOR SOME REASON, I REACHED IN AND TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT WAS FINE. I FIGURED IT WAS AN ANOMAL...

Mileage: 85,000

THE CENTER CONSOLE SIMPLY TURNED BLACK. I HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY OF THE CONTROLS. THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM HEATING AND COOLING, TO BACK UP CAMERA, TO GPS MAPPS, TO RADIO CHANNELL SELECTION. THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN TURNED BLACK AND USELESS. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $3,000 TO FIX TH...

Mileage: 100,000

I BOUGHT MY 2006 PRIUS IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND EVER SINCE BUYING IT I'VE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES OUT BY ITSELF. I ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE DEALER WITHIN A WEEK AND TOLD THEM MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT BUT WHEN I GOT THERE AND I TURNED THEM ON IT WAS WORKING. I WAS BAFFLED. THE...

Mileage: 45,000

I BOUGHT MY 2006 PRIUS IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND EVER SINCE BUYING IT I'VE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES OUT BY ITSELF. I ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE DEALER WITHIN A WEEK AND TOLD THEM MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT BUT WHEN I GOT THERE AND I TURNED THEM ON IT WAS WORKING. I WAS BAFFLED. THE...

Mileage: 45,000

I BOUGHT MY 2006 PRIUS IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND EVER SINCE BUYING IT I'VE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES OUT BY ITSELF. I ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE DEALER WITHIN A WEEK AND TOLD THEM MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT BUT WHEN I GOT THERE AND I TURNED THEM ON IT WAS WORKING. I WAS BAFFLED. THE...

Mileage: 45,000

I NOTICE OCCASIONALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT REQUIRING ME TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I CAN GET THEM ON AGAIN BY TURNING THEM OFF THEN BACK ON BUT IT IS UNNERVING AND OCCURS EVERY DAY NOW WHENEVER I USE THE LIGHTS. I CHECKED FOR A...

Mileage: 122,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE HAPPENED TO BE A LITTLE FOG IN THE AIR. MY SPEED WAS 45 MPH ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD. MY PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WITHIN 20 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL OFF THEN BACK ON. I DID THIS AS I WAS SLOWING...

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE HID HEADLIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIME ONE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT; SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. IF THEY GO OUT, I CAN USUALLY GET THEM TO GO BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK MY CAR'S REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF O...

Mileage: 80,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW, WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT. I NOTICE IT WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS NOT SAFE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER BULB - THEY JUST DON'T WORK. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT H...

Mileage: 100,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT TIME I DROVE IT THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. MAYBE A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AGAIN, NEXT TIME I USED THE LIGHTS THEY WERE BOTH ON. THIS WENT ON FOR AWHILE. THE ESCALATION WAS WHEN BOTH LOW BEAMS SHUT OFF LEAVING JUST THE RUNNING LIG...

Mileage: 133,000

R HEADLIGHT CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS AND HAD THEM REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NOW AT 65,000 MILES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ARE DIM WHEN THEY ARE ON. HIGH BEAMS ARE ANEMIC. IF BOTH LIGHTS EVER GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN...

Mileage: 30,000

ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 AT ABOUT 8:10 A.M., I WAS DRIVING ON HOLCOMBE IN HOUSTON. THERE WAS TRAFFIC. AT ONE POINT, I NEEDED TO STOP FROM A FAIRLY LOW SPEED (PERHAPS 10 MPH), AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. I BRAKE USING THE FLOOR PEDAL. BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AT ...

Mileage: 92,020

CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS FAILURE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT; SPIRAL CABLE/ CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

GEAR POPS BACK TO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVING OR REVERSING AS I STARTED MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT CAME HALFWAY TO THE ROAD AND THEN STOPPED. I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD, ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND TRIED T...

Mileage: 88,767

HEADLIGHT GOES OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I TURN OFF LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN AND HEADLIGHT GOES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE US GOVERNMENT FOR NOT DOING ITS JOB. *TR

HEADLIGHT GOES OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I TURN OFF LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN AND HEADLIGHT GOES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE US GOVERNMENT FOR NOT DOING ITS JOB. *TR

I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY PRIUS AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES ONE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE BULBS THEMSELVES ARE NOT BAD. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TO RESET THEM APPROXIMATELY EVERY 25 SECONDS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID "WE CAN NOT RE-CREA...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ON THE RIGHT STARTED TO MOVE TO MY LANE WITHOUT TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, HE PROBABLY DIDN'T NOTICE ME AS HE WAS MOVING ON ME, I STARTED TO BRAKE BUT BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO WORK AT ONCE, IT STARTED TO WORK ONLY AFTER DELAY AND AFTER IT STARTED WORKING I LOST CONT...

Mileage: 107,050

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ON THE RIGHT STARTED TO MOVE TO MY LANE WITHOUT TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, HE PROBABLY DIDN'T NOTICE ME AS HE WAS MOVING ON ME, I STARTED TO BRAKE BUT BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO WORK AT ONCE, IT STARTED TO WORK ONLY AFTER DELAY AND AFTER IT STARTED WORKING I LOST CONT...

Mileage: 107,050

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ON THE RIGHT STARTED TO MOVE TO MY LANE WITHOUT TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, HE PROBABLY DIDN'T NOTICE ME AS HE WAS MOVING ON ME, I STARTED TO BRAKE BUT BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO WORK AT ONCE, IT STARTED TO WORK ONLY AFTER DELAY AND AFTER IT STARTED WORKING I LOST CONT...

Mileage: 107,050

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG IS "OFF" WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT HE CHARGED AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC F...

Mileage: 69,500

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE ISSUE. WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY COME ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WI...

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK UNLIT ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME AS I BRAKED AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. IT WAS THE SAME AS IF I HAD ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST CLOSED MY EYES AND TRIED TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE STOP SOMEWHERE O...

Mileage: 95,000

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A HEAD LIGHT THAT GOES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHICH WE CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 155,431

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A HEAD LIGHT THAT GOES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHICH WE CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 155,431

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED AND THE ILLUMINATION BECAME DIM. WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD REGAIN ILLUMINATION POWER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING AN EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. ...

Mileage: 75,000

BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHTS KEEP TURNING OFF DURING DRIVING. THE RIGHT ONE IS MORE COMMON THAN THE LEFT. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ALMOST 1 YEAR AGO AND THOUGHT THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY GLITCH, BUT THE FREQUENCY OF THIS INCREASED OVER TIME. I CONSTANTLY NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND TURN T...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH WAS ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE BRAKES WERE BOGGY. THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME AS WELL AS THE ABS AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER PULLING OVER THE CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE BUT THE RED TRIANGLE REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING FINE....

Mileage: 119,000

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE BRAKES WERE BOGGY. THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME AS WELL AS THE ABS AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER PULLING OVER THE CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE BUT THE RED TRIANGLE REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING FINE....

Mileage: 119,000

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE BRAKES WERE BOGGY. THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME AS WELL AS THE ABS AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER PULLING OVER THE CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE BUT THE RED TRIANGLE REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING FINE....

Mileage: 119,000

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC. I HAVE HAD EITHER LIGHT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKING THEM OFF/ON FIXES THEM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE EVEN HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. REPLACING THE BULBS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT THE PROBLEM RE...

Mileage: 140,000

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 ON A STEEP, CURVY COUNTRY ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! IT IS A MIRACLE SHE'S ALIVE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $500 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENT...

Mileage: 226,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLIGHT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AV...

Mileage: 100,000

THE COOLING SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE WATER PUMP IS APPARENTLY LEAKING WHEN I HAVE COMMITTED NO PRECURSIVE ACTION TO CAUSE IT. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE IN MY OTHER SIMILAR TOYOTA PRIUSES, WHERE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING. THE OTHER CARS ARE C...

Mileage: 90,000

THE COOLING SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE WATER PUMP IS APPARENTLY LEAKING WHEN I HAVE COMMITTED NO PRECURSIVE ACTION TO CAUSE IT. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE IN MY OTHER SIMILAR TOYOTA PRIUSES, WHERE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING. THE OTHER CARS ARE C...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: 185/65R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TR...

Mileage: 70,000

I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE TO FIND THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN AND BOTH LIGHTS LIT. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY TO BE NON-OPERATIVE OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. I TOOK IT BACK T...

Mileage: 98,757

I BOUGHT MY PRIUS NEW IN 2006, AND THE SRS LIGHT HAS TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE FIRST YEAR. I FIRST TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN ANOMALY AND WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED PERIODICALLY OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR WIT...

Mileage: 16,333

CUSTOMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITH LOW-BEAMS, LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. CUSTOMER SWITCHED TO HI-BEAMS AND ALL THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. CUSTOMER REPORTS THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS. *TR ON FIRST INSPECTION UNABLE TO VERIFY COMPLAINT, ALL LIGHTS FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD. I...

Mileage: 87,906

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL HEAD LIGHTS ON OUR PRUIS STOP WORKING. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO GO BACK ON WHEN THEY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS APPROX. 4 TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND AGAIN WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE H...

Mileage: 10,000

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL HEAD LIGHTS ON OUR PRUIS STOP WORKING. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO GO BACK ON WHEN THEY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS APPROX. 4 TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND AGAIN WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE H...

Mileage: 10,000

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITMENT HEADLIGHT ISSUES ON THE DRIVER SIDE GOING OFF AND HAVING TO PULL OVER AND TURNOFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON TO GET LIGHT BACK ON. WE HAVE COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. FINALLY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED, THEN WEEKS LATER ON THE PASSENGER HEADLIG...

Mileage: 45,000

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITMENT HEADLIGHT ISSUES ON THE DRIVER SIDE GOING OFF AND HAVING TO PULL OVER AND TURNOFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON TO GET LIGHT BACK ON. WE HAVE COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. FINALLY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED, THEN WEEKS LATER ON THE PASSENGER HEADLIG...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ...

Mileage: 29,580

THIS IS 2ND TIME FOR THE HID HEAD LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERING/FAILING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE 1ST WAS IN AUG 2009 AT ABOUT 86K MILES. THANKFULLY THE LOCAL KOONS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WESTMINSTER MD REPLACED BOTH BULBS AT NO EXPENSE THANKS TO THE KOONS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS MD WHERE ...

Mileage: 145,000

HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF. MUST TURN OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. COULD BE EITHER LIGHT THAT TURNS OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

CAR'S ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD (WHICH SHOWS THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAILED COMBINATION METER. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND MY CAR IS STILL AWAITIN...

Mileage: 112,000

CAR'S ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD (WHICH SHOWS THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAILED COMBINATION METER. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND MY CAR IS STILL AWAITIN...

Mileage: 112,000

CAR'S ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD (WHICH SHOWS THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAILED COMBINATION METER. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND MY CAR IS STILL AWAITIN...

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC STARTED HONKING ME. I WAS CURIOUS WHY, UNTIL I REALIZED THAT MY FRONT LAMPS WERE TURNED OFF EVEN THOUGH THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWED THEM ON. AS IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I TOOK THEM TO NEAREST AUTOZONE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ABSOLUTE...

Mileage: 48,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED AN URGENT RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, SHE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WERE NOT SURE, WHEN IT WOULD ARR...

JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF ABOUT 8 TIMES. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MORE RECENTLY (TWICE THIS ...

Mileage: 42,550

HAVE HAD CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH A HEADLIGHT GOING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO REGAIN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. EVENTUALLY THE BULB BURNS OUT. I REPLACED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FOR $300 IN SEPTEMBER 2010. I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FOR $175 IN OCTOBER 2012. THE...

Mileage: 95,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO COMPLETELY OUT. THE BEAM CAN USUALLY BE RESTORED BRIEFLY BY TURNING IT ON AND OFF AGAIN BUT THE LAMP WILL THEN STAY ILLUMINATED FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE LENGTH OF TIME (SECONDS TO MINUTES). THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN "REPAIRED" AT THE DEA...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE CEILING AREA NEAR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FRO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO AFFECT ONLY ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS RIGHT NOW. I DO NOT SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THE BULBS AS SUCH SINCE THEY DO COME BACK ON. BUT THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP SOMETIMES. *TR

Mileage: 61,270

DRIVING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. VERY SCARY. WENT OFF THE ROAD A BIT AND THE CAR GOT SCRATCHED. RESTARTED CAR AND HEADLIGHTS WENT ON FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN DIM, THEN OFF. THIS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NHTSA HAS FAILED TO DO ITS DUTY WITH. TOYOTA SAYS THOUGHT ...

Mileage: 67,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WENT ON. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WENT ON. WE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WENT ON. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WENT ON. WE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ON THERE OWN SOMETIMES JUST ONE OR SOMETIMES ALL LIGHTS GO OUT. PROBLEM IS FIXED WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND ALL THE WAY BACK ON AND THEY STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE OR GO OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER ...

Mileage: 70,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ON THERE OWN SOMETIMES JUST ONE OR SOMETIMES ALL LIGHTS GO OUT. PROBLEM IS FIXED WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND ALL THE WAY BACK ON AND THEY STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE OR GO OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INSIDE MY HUSBAND'S CAR HAS BLACKED OUT TWICE NOW. BOTH TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM; THE SECOND TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO DISCOVER WHAT WAS WRONG, TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THAT MODEL CAR (APPROX. 200...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS, THE ONLY BULB TO GO OUT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE. THE BULB APPEARS ...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS, THE ONLY BULB TO GO OUT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE. THE BULB APPEARS ...

Mileage: 35,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. LATER LEARNED THAT HEADLAMP SOMETIMES DIMS WITHOUT GOING COMPLETELY OUT AND THAT TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY TURN THE LAMP BACK ON. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME IN ABOUT 20 MINUTE DRIVE WHEN DARK. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND RECOMM...

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNED OFF. AFTER REALIZING SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE AND HEADLAMPS OFF. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE HEADLAMPS AS WELL. BOTH HEADLAMPS WORKED AGAIN. THE DRIVER HEADLAMP CONTINUED WITH THIS BEHAVIOR AND THE PASSENGE...

Mileage: 95,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. IF I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE LIGHTS WOULD BOTH COME ON BUT WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN. I DRIVE 20 MILES TO WORK. WHEN I WOULD FIRST START THE CAR WHEN LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME, BOTH HEADLI...

Mileage: 73,000

I FOUND THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTION ON THE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY INFO BUTTON AND BUTTONS FOR CLIMATE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND I FOUND THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A BAD CLOCK SPRING. ALSO, I FOUND THE CLOCK SPRING IS RELATED WITH AIR BAG MODULE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OWN...

Mileage: 91,710

I FOUND THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTION ON THE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY INFO BUTTON AND BUTTONS FOR CLIMATE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND I FOUND THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A BAD CLOCK SPRING. ALSO, I FOUND THE CLOCK SPRING IS RELATED WITH AIR BAG MODULE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OWN...

Mileage: 91,710

I FOUND THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTION ON THE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY INFO BUTTON AND BUTTONS FOR CLIMATE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND I FOUND THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A BAD CLOCK SPRING. ALSO, I FOUND THE CLOCK SPRING IS RELATED WITH AIR BAG MODULE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OWN...

Mileage: 91,710

I FOUND THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTION ON THE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY INFO BUTTON AND BUTTONS FOR CLIMATE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND I FOUND THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A BAD CLOCK SPRING. ALSO, I FOUND THE CLOCK SPRING IS RELATED WITH AIR BAG MODULE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OWN...

Mileage: 91,710

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WITH 55,000 MILES IS USED AS A TAXI CAB. ON JULY 11TH, 2012 AND PROGRESSING, THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY AFTER 5-15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON TO RESUME NORMAL SERVICE. HID BULB...

Mileage: 55,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WITH 55,000 MILES IS USED AS A TAXI CAB. ON JULY 11TH, 2012 AND PROGRESSING, THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY AFTER 5-15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON TO RESUME NORMAL SERVICE. HID BULB...

Mileage: 55,000

THE FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) SIDE FAILURE SPORADICALLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY REAR LIGHT. NOW I'M STARTING TO NOTICE THAT IT IS MY RIGHT SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT TOO. TONIGHT I NOTICED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE OUT. WHEN MY FRON...

Mileage: 130,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. EACH ONE GOES OUT SEPARATELY, BUT SOMETIMES THEY WILL BOTH HAPPEN TO BE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SAME THING HAPPENS WITH THE YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS, ONE MAY TURN OFF RANDOMLY. THIS ...

Mileage: 116,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. EACH ONE GOES OUT SEPARATELY, BUT SOMETIMES THEY WILL BOTH HAPPEN TO BE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SAME THING HAPPENS WITH THE YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS, ONE MAY TURN OFF RANDOMLY. THIS ...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO A ROAD BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS T...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE, STEERING SHAFT, THE CONNECTING YOKE, AND ...

Mileage: 77,000

ICE WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES. 13 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER AND CORPORATE OFFICE WOULD NOT COVER ANY PART OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

BOTH EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT LATE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON AN OLD COUNTRY ROAD. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS! BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON WE GOT OUR LIGHTS BACK. WE HAD ALREADY SPENT OVER $250 FOR HEADLAMPS BEFORE THIS SO IT WAS NOT THE BULBS. IT'S...

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS PRACTICING DRIVING MANEUVERABILITY WITH MY WIFE IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING SHAFT COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED OR STEERED. THEY PARKED THE CAR SAFELY AND GOT A RIDE HOME. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPLINES ON ONE OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING ...

Mileage: 75,000

ONE OF HEADLIGHTS (PASSENGER SIDE) SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. THEN I COMPLETELY TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. SO FAR WE HAVE CHANGED: HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LIGHTS COMPUTER CONTROLLER, AND NUMEROUS LIGHTS BULBS. SO FAR THIS ISSUE HAS COST US OVER $3000 BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT ...

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS OUT FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN TURNED BACK ON WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THIS HAPPENS EVERY FEW DAYS AND ONLY WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS OUT FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN TURNED BACK ON WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THIS HAPPENS EVERY FEW DAYS AND ONLY WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS 2006. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT AND I HAVE NOW RECEIVED A FIX-IT TICKET FROM THE LOCAL POLICE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. ALSO, I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW THE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT ...

Mileage: 69,000

PASSANGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMS AND THEN TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES - LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITHIN MINUTES OF TURNING THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY GONE DARK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, EITHER SINGLY OR IN TANDEM. OTHER TIMES THEY FAIL TO COME ON AT THE START OF A TRIP, BUT ONE OR BOTH WILL BE ON AT THE DESTINATION. IT ONLY SEEMS TO AFFECT THE MAIN HEADLAMPS, NOT THE AMBER LIGHTS OR THE SMALL...

Mileage: 68,000

UPON ARRIVING HOME, I WAS INFORMED THE LEFT HAND HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. BY SWITCHING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THAT TIME, ALTHOUGH NOT JUST THE LEFT LIGHT. THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WILL ALSO FLICKER ...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LAST WEEK, AT 86,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY DASH WITH THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE MANUAL AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON...

Mileage: 86,998

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LAST WEEK, AT 86,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY DASH WITH THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE MANUAL AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON...

Mileage: 86,998

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED HOWEVER A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CA...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED REVERSING. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL ONCE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 65,000

I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR A SERVICE PERSON TO ARRIVE AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THEIR BUSINESS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, WHILE GEAR WAS SET IN PARK OUTSIDE A BUILDING WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND RADIO ON, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED AHEAD BY SEVERAL INCHES. IT STOPPED JUST AS SUDDENLY. VERY SCARY. I HAVE LEFT TH...

Mileage: 47,000

I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR A SERVICE PERSON TO ARRIVE AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THEIR BUSINESS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, WHILE GEAR WAS SET IN PARK OUTSIDE A BUILDING WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND RADIO ON, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED AHEAD BY SEVERAL INCHES. IT STOPPED JUST AS SUDDENLY. VERY SCARY. I HAVE LEFT TH...

Mileage: 47,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON SUBURBAN SURFACE STREETS AT DUSK, FOLLOWING A FRIEND TO MY HOME. MY CELL PHONE RANG, AND I ANSWERED USING THE BLUETOOTH FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS MY FRIEND, CALLING TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT HAD BEEN FLICKERING AND HAVING ISSUES OVER THE PAST FEW...

Mileage: 80,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON. FIRST TOYOTA TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A BAD AUXILIARY BATTERY AND CHARGED ME OVER $200 FOR THE BATTERY. BUT THAT VERY NIGHT I HAD...

Mileage: 58,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON A RANDOM BASIS WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY OCCUR 30 - 50 TIMES IN 5 MILE TRIP.

Mileage: 8,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON A RANDOM BASIS WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY OCCUR 30 - 50 TIMES IN 5 MILE TRIP.

Mileage: 8,000

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT WITH NO WARNING. I AM DRIVING AND LIGHTS WILL GO OUT -- DASHBOARD SIGNAL INDICATES LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE BY POLICE FOR DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS (SOMETIMES HARD TO DETECT WHEN DRIVING IN WELL LIT AREA). IF I TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY COME BACK ON. I...

Mileage: 89,000

I BOUGHT 4 NEW PIRELLI CINTURATO P5 TIRES FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE OF 2009 FROM DISCOUNT TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE TIRES WOULD LAST FOR 85,000 MILES BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM. SINCE THEN I REGULARLY ROTATED AND BALANCED THEM. WHEN I WENT TO GET MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AGAIN 6/200...

Mileage: 80,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 54,000

OWNER ENTERED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO LATCH DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT. UPON PLACING TAB INTO BUCKLE, BUCKLE SHOT A SPRING INTO THE CAR AND WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS BELT PRIOR TO THIS DATE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND IS ORDERING A NEW SEATBELT LATCH FO...

Mileage: 113,955

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN JULY 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER - I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WAS COVERED. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I HAVE NOT CON...

Mileage: 65,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN JULY 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER - I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WAS COVERED. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I HAVE NOT CON...

Mileage: 65,000

UPON PURCHASE OF VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR LOT, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE WORK AT TIMES BUT AT OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD BE VERY DIM TO NON-EXISTENT. TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF WOULD SEEM TO TEMPORARILY FIX THIS PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE THROUGH THE INTERNET, IT WAS REVI...

Mileage: 54,400

CPSC#I1230059. 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS COMPUTER ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER STATED THE HID HEAD LAMPS AND ASSOCIATED CONTROLLER COMPUTER USED ON THE TOYOTA PRUIS HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT MAKES THEM ITERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, QUIT WORKING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE THREE TIMES WHIL...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 45F OR SO. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY COOLANT FLOW CONTROL VALVE THAT WAS RESULTING IN CODE P1121. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE COOLANT CAN LEAK OUT, AND RECOMMENDED IT BE FIXED A...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 52,000

MULTIPLE HID HEADLIGHT FAILURES STARTED APPEARING AFTER 5.5 YEARS AND 110000 MILES. DEALER WANTED $500 PER BULB (FRONTIER TOYOTA) TO REPLACE THE BULBS WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING BULB CHANGING PROCEDURES I FOUND THE FRONT END DOES NOT REQUIRE REMOVAL IF YOU HAVE ...

Mileage: 110,000

MY PRIUS HAS ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ETC. I HAVE COMPLAINED FROM DAY ONE AND ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. BY 2008 THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WELL AT TIMES AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND NOT AT OTHERS. THE DEALERS...

Mileage: 21,400

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY & COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES & RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET. DEALER SERVICE CONVINCED US THAT IT WAS THE BULB & THAT THE COST OF BULB REPLACEMENT WAS E...

Mileage: 40,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SECOND GENERATION PRIUS AND THERE IS A LOT OF INTERNET CHATTER FROM AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHOWING INTERMITTENT ON/OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THEY START WORKING AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ...

Mileage: 63,400

ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AFTER 1-2 MIN OF STAYING ON. SWITCHING IT OFF AND THEN ON BRINGS IT ON. THE CYCLE REPEATS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANY OPERATION. WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON, IT WILL GO BACK WORKING FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT TURNS OFF AGAIN. *TR

"!", ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES STOP WORKING - WHILE DRIVING. MUST COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN OFF VEHICLE, AND RESTART. THEN BRAKES WORK FOR A WHILE UNTIL PROBLEM RECURS. REPLACED BRAKE STROKE SENSOR. FIXED PROBLEM FOR 17 MONTHS - 20,000 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING. GE...

Mileage: 128,858

"!", ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES STOP WORKING - WHILE DRIVING. MUST COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN OFF VEHICLE, AND RESTART. THEN BRAKES WORK FOR A WHILE UNTIL PROBLEM RECURS. REPLACED BRAKE STROKE SENSOR. FIXED PROBLEM FOR 17 MONTHS - 20,000 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING. GE...

Mileage: 128,858

"!", ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES STOP WORKING - WHILE DRIVING. MUST COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN OFF VEHICLE, AND RESTART. THEN BRAKES WORK FOR A WHILE UNTIL PROBLEM RECURS. REPLACED BRAKE STROKE SENSOR. FIXED PROBLEM FOR 17 MONTHS - 20,000 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING. GE...

Mileage: 128,858

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, USUALLY ONE AT A TIME, BUT ONCE, BOTH WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME AT NIGHT. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN SAME THING HAPPENS. THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *TT

HEADLIGHT BULBS INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF STARTING AROUND 48,000 MILES AND THEN 52,000 MILES FOR OTHER BULB. I CAN USUALLY GET THE LIGHT TO TURN BACK ON BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS FULLY OFF AND THEN ON. DRIVER SIDE BULB DIED FIRST, PASSENGER BULB SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TOYOTA REPLACED THE 1ST BULB UN...

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WITH HEAD ON IMPACT WITH CONCRETE MEDIAN. PRIUS WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, SENDING IT INTO THREE, 360 DEGREE SPINS ENDING WITH HEAD FIRST IMPACT INTO MEDIAN. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAGS CHECKED BY INSURANCE COMPANY INSPEC...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLI...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLI...

Mileage: 15,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY FAILED. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER BUT WAS WORKING THEN AND DEALER REFUSED TO DOCUMENT. THIS SAME THING OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILING AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY POOR VISIBILITY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CONTI...

Mileage: 42,500

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY FAILED. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER BUT WAS WORKING THEN AND DEALER REFUSED TO DOCUMENT. THIS SAME THING OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILING AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY POOR VISIBILITY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CONTI...

Mileage: 42,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT! AT FIRST I THOUGHT I JUST BLEW A LAMP. BUT MUCH TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. I CHECKED THE CONNECTION BEHIND THE HEADLAMP TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT AND THERE WAS NO LO...

Mileage: 101,975

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN IF TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AGAIN WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 55,980

COMBINATION METER FAILED, THERE WAS NO DASH DISPLAY, NO SPEED DISPLAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT OUT OF TOWN SO WE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO OUR REGULAR TOYOTA DEALER,OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA, FAIRFAX, VA, AND LEFT IT THERE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

COMBINATION METER FAILED, THERE WAS NO DASH DISPLAY, NO SPEED DISPLAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT OUT OF TOWN SO WE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO OUR REGULAR TOYOTA DEALER,OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA, FAIRFAX, VA, AND LEFT IT THERE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

COMBINATION METER FAILED, THERE WAS NO DASH DISPLAY, NO SPEED DISPLAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT OUT OF TOWN SO WE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO OUR REGULAR TOYOTA DEALER,OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA, FAIRFAX, VA, AND LEFT IT THERE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR YEARS. ONE LIGHT WILL JUST GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY, JUST TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT THAT IS OUT TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HAS...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE 7 WITH HID HEADLAMPS. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT MY HEADLAMPS INCONSISTENTLY FAIL. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON AND SWITCH ON MY HEADLAMPS, ONLY ONE OR THE OTHER SIDE WILL ILLUMINATE. OTHER TIMES, BOTH HEADLAMP SIDES WILL TURN ON, BUT ...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE 7 WITH HID HEADLAMPS. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT MY HEADLAMPS INCONSISTENTLY FAIL. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON AND SWITCH ON MY HEADLAMPS, ONLY ONE OR THE OTHER SIDE WILL ILLUMINATE. OTHER TIMES, BOTH HEADLAMP SIDES WILL TURN ON, BUT ...

Mileage: 45,000

BOUGHT THE THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW. THE HID HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN. TOYOTA HELPED WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. EACH BULB STARTED OUT AT $300.00 A PIECE, TOYOTA HAS SINCE LOWERED THE COST TO $150.00 EACH PLUS LABOR. THE DESIGN REQUIRES THE FRONT...

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 4 A.M. ON A BACK ROAD, BOTH HID HEADLAMPS FAILED. TRYING TO USE HIGH BEAMS DIDN'T WORK. ONLY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE HEADLAMPS, NO EXCEPTIONS OR LIMITS ON TIME/MILEAG...

Mileage: 73,000

THE STANDARD ENGINE WATER PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 10/1/11 AT 32553 MI. THE ELECTRIC HYBRID WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL ON 04/02/11 AT 30222 MI. *TR

Mileage: 32,553

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LETTER FROM RE ONSTAR FMV DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SYSTEM LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT, EXCEPT WHEN ONE WAS TALKING TO THE ONSTAR ADVISOR. THEN IT FLASHED GREEN ON AND OFF AS ADVERTISED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ON AND PRESUMABLY READY FOR USE, THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILL...

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LETTER FROM RE ONSTAR FMV DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SYSTEM LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT, EXCEPT WHEN ONE WAS TALKING TO THE ONSTAR ADVISOR. THEN IT FLASHED GREEN ON AND OFF AS ADVERTISED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ON AND PRESUMABLY READY FOR USE, THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILL...

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA CASE # PE09019. THE NHTSA CLOSED THIS CASE AS A NON-SAFETY, NON-RECALL CASE, BECAUSE ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WAS FAILING, GIVING THE DRIVER TIME TO GET TO A SERVICE CENTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS DEGENERATIVE...THOUGH NO CASES OF DUAL-HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAD BEEN SEEN BY THE N...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE STOPPED SUDDENLY AND A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. T...

Mileage: 88,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE STOPPED SUDDENLY AND A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. T...

Mileage: 88,900

ONE OF OUR HID HEADLAMPS TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT IS OFF, AND SOMETIMES IT IS ON, NO WAY TO PREDICT. WE HAD THE LIGHT BULB REPLACED BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WITH AN AFTER-MARKET PRODUCT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. SO WE WENT TO THE DEALER, WHO ALSO REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB (MUCH MORE EX...

Mileage: 60,000

THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY, RUBBERY, GOOEY SUBSTANCE. IT'S LIKE A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. WHEN OPENING THE HATCH, IT IS SOFT AND GETS UNDER MY FINGERNAILS. I BELIEVE THIS MELTING PROCESS STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT IT'...

Mileage: 79,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

Mileage: 72,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

Mileage: 72,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 2 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, STARTED TO BE STICKY. NOW, AFTER NEARLY 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICE THAT IT HAS MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS WHICH HAS SPREAD OVER ...

Mileage: 40,045

IN ADDITION TO MY COMPLAINT, ODI ID #10400072, WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LIGHTING IN MY CONSOLE LOSES IT BRIGHTNESS--ALOT. DURING THE DAYTIME, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED ON MY CONSOLE... THIS INCLUDES THE BUILT-IN GPS/INFO SCREEN....

Mileage: 42,000

IN ADDITION TO MY COMPLAINT, ODI ID #10400072, WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LIGHTING IN MY CONSOLE LOSES IT BRIGHTNESS--ALOT. DURING THE DAYTIME, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED ON MY CONSOLE... THIS INCLUDES THE BUILT-IN GPS/INFO SCREEN....

Mileage: 42,000

IN ADDITION TO MY COMPLAINT, ODI ID #10400072, WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LIGHTING IN MY CONSOLE LOSES IT BRIGHTNESS--ALOT. DURING THE DAYTIME, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED ON MY CONSOLE... THIS INCLUDES THE BUILT-IN GPS/INFO SCREEN....

Mileage: 42,000

MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE, OVER SMALL POTHOLES, ROUGH PATCHES ETC., THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF UNTIL THE ROAD SMOOTHS OUT.

Mileage: 56,551

WHEN BRAKING QUICKLY USUALLY ON ROUGH SURFACES, WET ROADS, SLOPES BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAIL AS IF NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR GIVING ME AN ADRENALINE RUSH. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR 4 YEARS THINKING IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF PRIUS. JUNE 30TH 2011, I STEERED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND WAS PARKING ON ...

Mileage: 33,000

LIKE MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE HEADLAMP PROBLEMS AFTER ABOUT 4 OTHERWISE VERY SATISFACTORY YEARS OF DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS. ONE OF THE LAMPS (THE RIGHT SO FAR) GOES OFF IRREGULARLY DURING OPERATION, AND I CAN'T TELL WHEN IT HAS GONE. THIS CONDITION CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR O...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB AND THE HEADLIGHT FAILED THREE MORE TIMES ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS...

EVER SINCE I GOT MY 2006 PRIUS, THE BRAKES HAVE BRIEFLY STOPPED WORKING WHEN I TRY TO STOP QUICKLY OR ON A HILL WHEN IT IS WET OR ICY OUTSIDE. ON FEBRUARY 24, IT WAS VERY ICY, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL. I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN I STARTED GOING DOWNHILL, BUT ...

Mileage: 100,000

PRIUS UNDER ENGINE DUST COVER KEEPS TEARING AWAY FROM BOLTS ON BODY. PART REPLACED FOR THE 5TH TIME. CAR LOW TO GROUND. COMES IN CONTACT WITH PARKING BUMPERS, ETC. TOYOTA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY. A DESIGN FLAW WITH FRONT EDGE OF COVER EXPOSED TO LOW LYING OBJECTS CAUSING IT TO BE PUSHED BACK FROM ANCH...

Mileage: 73,000

TOYOTA 2006 PRIUS. BOTH HID HEAD LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, BUT USUALLY NOT AT THE SAME TIME. CURRENTLY HAVE 75K MI ON CAR. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN CAR HAD APPROX 55K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...

Mileage: 90,000

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT THE DEALER WANTS $900.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS COST $150.00 EACH AND THE REST OF THE LABOR CHARGE IS DO TO THE DESIGN OF THE CAR WHICH REQUIRES THE FRONT BUMPER TO BE REMOVED TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB. THIS IS NOT ONLY A BAD DESIGN, BUT A RIP OFF F...

Mileage: 97,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FOR OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT BEGINS TO WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A REGULAR DAILY OCCURRENCE AND HAS CAUSED US TO AVOID USING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER...

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE TWO SMART KEYS FOR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF THEM LOSE SMART FUNCTION AND REMOTE FUNCTION. WHEN A BUTTON IS PRESSED, RED LIGHT IS NOT ON AT ALL. I HAVE TESTED FOB BATTERY AND IT IS OK. I BELIEVE THAT THE SMART KEY IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE TWO SMART KEYS FOR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF THEM LOSE SMART FUNCTION AND REMOTE FUNCTION. WHEN A BUTTON IS PRESSED, RED LIGHT IS NOT ON AT ALL. I HAVE TESTED FOB BATTERY AND IT IS OK. I BELIEVE THAT THE SMART KEY IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I DROVE IN PITCH BLACK DARKNESS UNTIL I COULD STOP THE CAR. THEN I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE LIGHTS WERE OVERHEATING AND THEN FAILING. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN FIRST TURNED ON, IT GLOWS AND AFTER AWHILE IT GOES OUT. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OUT AND BACK ON, IT GLOWS AGAIN; BUT FOR ONLY A VERY SHORT TIME. IT REFUSES TO STAY ON WHEN NEEDED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR NIGHT DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO S...

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR HID HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF. A QUICK TEMPORARY FIX WILL BE TO FLICK THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN WHICH ACTUALLY DETERIORATE THE HID BULB LEADING TO SHORTENED LIFE SPAN. HOWEVER YOU REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE W...

Mileage: 72,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PULLED OVER ON 03/01/2010 BY A SHERIFF DEPUTY WITH A WARNING THAT ONE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER A STOP, HEADLIGHT WORKED FINE. VARIOUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ONLY TO COME BACK ON LATER.

Mileage: 30,000

WITHIN 6 MONTHS I HAD A HEADLIGHT FROM MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT FROM BOTH SIDES. COST $300+ TO FIX EACH ONE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

COMBINATION METER OF 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THANKFULLY, PRIUSCHAT MEMBERS HAVE POSTED SIMILAR ISSUES. MY MECHANIC REMOVED THE COMBINATION METER. I SENT BOARD TO COMPANY IN CA TO RE-DO THE SOLDERS AND UPDATE THE TRANSISTOR ON THE CHIP. *TR

Mileage: 125,418

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY TURNS ON AND OFF

Mileage: 55,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE NOW AND THEY BURN OUT WITHIN THREE MONTHS. THERE HAS TO BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 99,521

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED NOISES STARTED TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHEN PARKED AND AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.

Mileage: 75,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS IN DECEMBER 2009. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98K. RECEIVED A NOTICE LAST WEEK ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WHICH WOULD PAY FOR PAST HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT COSTS, AND EXTEND THE NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY THROUGH THE EARLIER OF 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. TWO DAYS AGO, A...

Mileage: 98,852

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TELL WHEN THEY ARE OFF BECAUSE, IN GENERAL, THE HEADLIGHTS DO A VERY POOR JOB OF ILLUMINATING THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED T...

SERVICE VISIT FOR OUR 2006 PRIUS WAS COMPLETED ON FEB 5, 2011 AND UPON DRIVING HOME THE CAR STEERED DIFFERENTLY. A SECOND SERVICE VISIT WAS INITIATED AT OUR REQUEST AND THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011 A THIRD SERVICE VISIT WAS INITIATED AT OUR REQUEST AND THE ...

Mileage: 119,730

HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. OWNER REPLACED HEADLAMPS THREE TIMES; DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO HEADLAMPS. IN ONE CASE, HEADLIGHT CEASED WORKING THEN LATER WORKED. THIS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2010 AND HAS CONTINUED EVER SINCE WITH LATEST HEADLIGHT OUTAGE OCCURRING 02/12/2011. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INTERMITTENT. EITHER OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, AND RE ILLUMINATE BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. SO FAR ONE DEALER REPAIR ATTEMPT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS FOR THIS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND NOT ALW...

Mileage: 78,500

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ORIGINAL HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE KEEPS FLICKERING AND GOING OUT. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON TO MAKE THE LIGHT COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION

TOYOTA IS CHARGING OVER $250 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ONE HID LIGHT BULD. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE A PIECE OF REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THE 2006 PRIUS. *LN

Mileage: 50,000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2006 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ...

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR ROLLED OVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ENDED UP ON THE ROOF. THE CAR HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS, NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TICKET BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER BUT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION, BRUISED RIBS, AND A BLOODY NOSE. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. I POWERED IT ON THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE SHIFT KEPT BOUNCING OUT OF DRIVE WITHOUT MY MOVING IT, INTO N, R AND FINALLY BACK INTO DRIVE AT WHICH POINT I RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE, THEN EASED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DID NOT PUSHED THE ACCELE...

Mileage: 54,689

IF YOU USE THE BRAKES AND HAPPEN TO GO OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE, SLIPPERY SPOT, ETC., THE BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. BECAUSE IT IS A HYBRID, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING PECULIAR TO THE CAR (THE DATE GIVEN IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY). ...

Mileage: 1,000

HID HEADLAMPS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, MORE RECENTLY BOTH, SO DRIVER LOSES ABILITY TO SEE AT NIGHT. TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESTORES THE LIGHTS, BUT THEY GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A WHILE. THE ONE-LIGHT FAILURE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WE...

Mileage: 65,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN AUG 2010 ONLY TO HAVE ONE FAIL JAN. 3 AND THE OTHER FAILED JAN 8 2011. ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BY DEALER IN 2007 SO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ONE CAN HAVE BOTH LIGHTS FAIL AS STATED...

Mileage: 123,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN AUG 2010 ONLY TO HAVE ONE FAIL JAN. 3 AND THE OTHER FAILED JAN 8 2011. ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BY DEALER IN 2007 SO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ONE CAN HAVE BOTH LIGHTS FAIL AS STATED...

Mileage: 123,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING - SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ...

Mileage: 53,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING - SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ...

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL, DRY STRAIGHT ROADS, THE SKID CONTROL ACTIVATES AND THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING 1 WEEK AGO AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT THE DEALER. CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD. DEALER STATES THAT ECU MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 82,800

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP FLICKERED, THEN WENT OFF CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ONCE OUT OF EVERY 5 TIMES WHEN USING THE HEADLIGHTS... NOW THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME AND SWITCHES BETWEEN PASSENGER & DRIVERS HEADLIGHT FAILING -- HAVE NOT HAD BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. PASSENGER SIDE IS ...

Mileage: 58,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE TO TOYOTA AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF THE HID BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE TO TOYOTA AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF THE HID BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE HEADLAMP OF PRIUS 2006 INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PRIUS AND REPLACEMENT OF HEADLIGHT DOES NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEADLAMP OF PRIUS 2006 INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PRIUS AND REPLACEMENT OF HEADLIGHT DOES NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION ...

Mileage: 60,000

2006 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FAILED. THE LIGHTS QUALITY IS VERY BAD. WE WERE FORCED TO STOP BY THE POLICEMAN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. TOYOTA IS LOSING ITS REPUTATION. THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY ALL THE PRICE FOR CHANGING THE BULBS. (LABOR + BULBS) OUR 2002 HYUNDAI'S LIGHTS HAVE N...

Mileage: 32,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AT RANDOM. ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF & TURN BACK ON. IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE USED. *TR

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS (HID) ARE UNRELIABLE. WHILE DRIVING, THEY GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. BY TURNING THE ON/OFF SWITCH "OFF" AND THEN "ON," THE LIGHTS GO BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS GO OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, SOMETIMES IT DOES...

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED BRAND NEW FULLY LOADED TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE 2006, THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE HID D4R AND THEY KEEP TURNING OFF MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN DURING SHORT DRIVES, I HAVE TRIED CHANGING BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL, GOT IT CHECKED AT THE KOONS TYSONS DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BALL...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TRYING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO STEEL CABLES. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE STEEL CABLES AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED ...

Mileage: 95,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AND HAVE FINALLY GONE OUT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006: HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006: HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 TOURING MODEL. HEADLIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE TWICE. AND THE OTHER BULBS IN THE CAR (NON HEADLIGHT) MORE THAN 4 TIMES. ALL OF THEM WERE REPLACED AT TOYOTA AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO TEXAS VIA INTERSTATE 20, THE HEADLAMPS ON MY UNCLE'S TOYOTA PRIUS JUST SHUT OFF. IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS. MY UNCLE KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE PRIUS DOES THIS. I DIDN'T. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE ENG...

WE HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MOS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF WHILE LIGHTS WERE IN USE. SINCE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I RETURN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE ON GOING PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY TESTED IT WAS WORKING FINE, HOWEVER THIS NOT THE CASE IT KEEPS SHUTTING...

Mileage: 25,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CAN BE EITHER HEADLAMP. USUALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY MAY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE HEADLAMPS ON AND OFF. LIGHTS ARE SOMETIMES DIM. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER SAYS THE P...

Mileage: 34,000

THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF OCCASIONALLY DURING OPERATION, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. USUALLY JUST ONE OF THEM TURNS OFF BUT SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT. THE PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY FLIPPING THEM OFF AND THEN ON BUT THIS SOLUTION ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY BOTH GO ON, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS GO OUT--AT FIRST OTHERS WOULD TELL US, THEN WE WOULD DISCOVER IT OURSELVES. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES AND WERE ...

Mileage: 45,000

I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHERE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL GO OUT, AND IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON. THEN, AFTER A PERIOD OF MINUTES, IT WILL GO BACK OUT AGAIN. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO (AT 77,000 MILES), AND HAS SLOW...

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT JUST TURNS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND REPEATS THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN. I AM LUCKY THAT ONE HEADLIGHT IS STILL ON. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS START BEHAVING THE SAME WAY, T...

Mileage: 103,499

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING SAFETY SITUATION. TOYOTA DEALER ASKING $400+ TO FIX FOR A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY REPORTED. TOYOTA HEAD OFFICE GAVE SHORT SHRIFT. PROBLEM BEGAN CA. 45K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN STARTING THE CAR BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, BUT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER RETURNING HOME I NOTICE FROM THE REFLECTION ON A WALL/ITEM IN FRONT OF THE PARKED CAR THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT IS COMPLETELY OUT. I'VE ALSO NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIVI...

Mileage: 100,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN BUT THEY WOULD TURN BACK OFF SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAIL...

Mileage: 35,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. HE NOTICED THE SPEED HAD INCREASED FROM 72 MPH TO 74 MPH. HE RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. HE THEN SET THE CRUISE CO...

Mileage: 182,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. HE NOTICED THE SPEED HAD INCREASED FROM 72 MPH TO 74 MPH. HE RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. HE THEN SET THE CRUISE CO...

Mileage: 182,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED OCTOBER 2010 BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE BULBS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 50,000

FAULTY HID LIGHTBULB ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HID LIGHTBULB AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HID LIGHTBULB. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO BOTH REPLACEMENTS: THE LIGHT SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. IF I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING AND SWITCH THE ...

Mileage: 75,000

2006 PRIUS PURCHASE CPO WITH 59,000 MILES. NOTICED HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING OFF THE LOT. AT LEAST THEE OCCURRENCES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE THAT EVENING, INCLUDING, AT ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER 600+ COMPLAINTS, WHY HAS NO RECALL BEEN COMP...

Mileage: 59,057

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 29,000

INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF PASSENGER-SIDE HID HEADLAMP ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AFTER <20,000 MILES, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE AFTER A FEW MONTHS. BULB REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER IN 2009 AT COST >$200. NOW, DRIVER-SIDE BULB EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT FUNCTION AT <30K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT TOYOTA WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IN EARLY 2010, THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BUT IF IT WERE TURN OFF THEN ON, IT WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE BEFORE TURN OFF AGAIN. NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE S...

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE AN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, ONE LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION. IT COULD BE EITHER ONE. AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, BOTH WILL STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT OVER LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OR ("HID") WILL TURN OFF FOR NOT APPARENT REASON WHILE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF PERIODICALLY DURING A DRIVE OVER ALL SURFACE TYPES. CORRECTION: TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. PASSENGER LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A TIME, AND THEN OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW, WITH ALL THE OPTIONS, IN MAY 2006. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE IT'S BEEN MOSTLY WARM AND DRY (I.E., A DROUGHT) SINCE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT ABOUT 64,000 IN 2-3 DAYS OF MISTY WEATHER, MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AND BACK ON. AT ABOUT 9...

Mileage: 64,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP IS FAULTY--GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. (LIGHTBULB IS NOT BURNED OUT, AS LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON.) *TR

Mileage: 40,000

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY FAILED TO FUNCTION, DESPITE THE PEDAL BEING FULLY ENGAGED, AND I ROLLED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AT LOW SPEED. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE SECOND WHILE A...

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHEREBY ONE WOULD GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT PATTERN AS TO WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMED TO OCCUR AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.; *TR

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2006 PRIUS HAS A "WINKING" RIGHT HEADLIGHT --- SOMETIMES ON, SOMETIMES NOT. IT IS A HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE TYPE. THE CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT BUT THIS BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR. I BASE THAT ON THE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR SOMEONE HAS TOLD ME THE LIGHT...

Mileage: 55,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR THE PAST MONTH, MORE THAN ONCE A DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED HIGH RESOLUTION HID LIGHTS THAT WOULD COST OVER $500. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. ...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WERE IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 40,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. WHEN THEY GO OFF, YOU CAN TURN OFF AND ON AND THEY WILL COME ON. 2 YEARS TOYOTA REPLACED LEFT HEADLIGHT FOR $300. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THAT, BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE RIGHT AT THE TIME, WHICH I WANTED THEM TO DO. NOW RIGHT DOES IT. I CAN'T AFFORD $300....

Mileage: 30,000

IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TO TAKE THE FAMILY TO LUNCH. I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, I WAS ON THE CEL PHONE, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AND I CRASHED INTO A TRUCK WHO WAS OUT IN THE INTERSECTION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS. MY WIFE HAD BEE...

Mileage: 30,921

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE BULB FAILURE WAS RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 79,000

1. NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS IN HOT WEATHER. 2. ENGINE STALLS (QUITS). ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER 15 MINUTES "REST". HAS HAPPENED TWICE - ONLY ON LONG TRIP. 3. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 43,200

2006 PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. IF I SHUT OFF AND RESTART FROM THE SWITCH THEY START UP AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, SIMULTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF. TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESTORES THEM. TOYOTA'S ANSWER WAS TO REPLACE THE BULBS AS THEY WILL REPORTEDLY DO THIS WHEN THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF EXPIRING. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, IN FAC...

Mileage: 625,320

I HAVE A HEADLIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON A 2006 PRIUS. IT COST ME $273.13 TO FIX AT THE DEALER. $273.13 FOR A LIGHT BULB!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

MY 4 YEAR OLD TOYOTA PRIUS LOST ENGINE POWER ON THE FREEWAY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY I HEARD ONE BEEP AS THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER SLOWED DOWN AND WENT TO BATTERY. A LONG ROW OF WARNING SYMBOLS, STARTING WITH THE TRIANGLE, LIT UP. I SLOWLY EXITED FREEWA...

Mileage: 60,900

VEHICLE: 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS (USUALLY PASSENGER SIDE) INTERMITTENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AS A FOLLOW UP TO ODI 10354506 - TOYOTA PULLED THE INFORMATION OFF THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AND IT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE AND THE BRAKE WERE BOTH ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME. THAT IS TRUE, BUT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. I ONLY USE MY RIGHT FOOT TO ACCELERATE AND TO BRAKE. AS SOON AS THE CAR ...

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ACCELERATED WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 200 FEET, AS I APPROACHED A MERGE POINT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SLOWED...

Mileage: 108,577

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR RESPONDED AS EXPECTED - IT STOPPED. I TURNED OFF THE POWER. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO FLOOR ...

Mileage: 45,000

VEHICLE: 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS (PASSENGER) INTERMITTENT OR SOMETIMES COMPLETELY OUT FOR OVER AN HOUR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT EXTINGUISHES INTERMITTENTLY SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES. DEALERS WANT UPWARD OF $700 TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT. AT PURCHASE THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPRESENTED TO LAST TWICE AS LONG AS STANDARD HEADLIGHTS. TOYOTA ENGINEERING MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A LAYMAN TO R...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES, THE HEADLAMP RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION BEFORE REPEATING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 137,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP BOTH HID LAMPS HAVE FAILED AT 72,000 MILES. THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN I LEAVE THE GARAGE HOWEVER WHEN I RETURNED HOME THEY WERE DARK. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW HOW L...

Mileage: 71,000

FRONT WHEEL BEARING MAKING HUGE NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLAMPS NEEDED REPLACEMENT A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES- 2 EACH SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED 9/2008, 8/2010; DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED JUST UNDER 1 YEAR APART: 1/2009, 1/2010. *TR

I'M AMONG THE MANY WHO HAVE DEFECTIVE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2006 PRIUS. AROUND 20K MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FLICKERING AND INTERMITTENT OUTAGE. THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM FOR FREE AND I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $1000 IT WOULD HAVE COST TO REPLACE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON ...

Mileage: 20,000

I'M AMONG THE MANY WHO HAVE DEFECTIVE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2006 PRIUS. AROUND 20K MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FLICKERING AND INTERMITTENT OUTAGE. THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM FOR FREE AND I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $1000 IT WOULD HAVE COST TO REPLACE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON ...

Mileage: 20,000

FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 51,214

FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 51,214

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS STOPS WORKING (TURNS OFF) WILL DRIVING. STARTED OUT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE). NOW BOTH SIDES OF THE CARS WILL TURN OFF RANDOMLY. PROBLEM IS AT NIGHT, YOU MUST TURN OFF & ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HID HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOIN...

Mileage: 90,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF, SOMETIMES SECONDS AFTER TURNING THEM ON. SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT AND OTHERS THE PASSENGERS HEADLIGHT. I'VE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER , TOLD HIM ABOUT THE ONGOING ISSUE WITH TRYING TO GET TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO IT, AND W...

Mileage: 300

DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES DARK. LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES DARK. NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 85 IN SAN JOSE. I SLOWED AND THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF THE LIGHT SWITCH WORKED. I TURNED THE H...

Mileage: 59,000

ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SWITCH OFF, SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE LIGHTS WILL BOTH TURN BACK ON IF I SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AGAIN ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS 'RESET.' THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ONL...

Mileage: 20,000

THE HEADLAMP IN THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I AM UNSURE OF THE DURATION OF THIS BUT SUSPECT IT LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS BEFORE TAKING IT TO A DEALER. THE HEADLAMP APPEARED TO DIM WHILE DRIVING BUT STOPPING AND CHECKING REVEALED THAT THE HEADLAMP WAS WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN...

Mileage: 60,000

TWICE IN ONE WEEK, ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH ONE LED SEGMENT REMAINING ON THE FUEL GAUGE, THE CAR QUIT DEAD AND ROLLED OUT LUCKILY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OUT OF FUEL. LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON EACH TIME. GENUINE HASSLES GETTING TO A GAS STATION ON FOOT ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET A CONTAINER OF GAS TO GET ...

Mileage: 8,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL FLICKER OR COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY,, ONE SIDE WILL GO OUT THE OTHER WILL STAY ON AND VISA VERSA OR BOTH WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY CONDITION THAT CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN. IF I TURN THE L...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS SLIGHTLY DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT THEN FAILED. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE...

OUR FAMILY MET WITH AN ACCIDENT N TOYOTA PRIUS. THE OTHER CAR CAME AND HIT THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR DOOR IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND THE WINDOWS SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 06-WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY OVER ROUGH ROADS, THEY SEEM TO MOMENTARILY FAIL BEFORE SLOWING THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-25 IN COLORADO AND BOTH OF OUR HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, FORTUNATELY I HAVE READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO I TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TO THREE TOYOTA DEALERS WITH NO HELP IN SIGHT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 49,881

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. TURNING THE LIGHT ON TO HIGH OR LOW BEAM DOES NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF THE LIGHT AT ALL, BUT USUALLY IT COMES ON AGAIN WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED BAC...

Mileage: 26,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LEFT FRONT HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. NHTSA NEEDS TO CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION IT STARTED ON THIS MATTER AND R...

Mileage: 44,500

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE RECURRING HEADLIGHT ISSUES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM ON MY THIRD HEADLIGHT AND I HAVE REPLACED TWO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. ON EACH OCCASION, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT BY ANOTHER PARTY AS WE WERE DRIVING. IT LEADS TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT R...

Mileage: 68,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. OCCURRED TWICE. DEALER STATES IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600.00 TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SOMETIMES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, AND SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP, BECAUSE,EVEN LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON ALL DAY, THE LIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF. I CAN'T...

Mileage: 42,000

PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 1. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING 2. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 49,406

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT KAPUT ; LEFT ONE YESTERDAY AND THE RIGHT ONE TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR POTHOLES, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR SPEEDS UP MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE BRAKING KICKS IN. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS, BUT HE THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR HYBRIDS. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I WAS DRIVING TO A PLACE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY HOME WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS BLOWN OUT AT THE SIDEWALL AND I SAW TWO HOLES AT THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL ONE ABOVE THE OTHER. THE RIM W...

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE 2006 PRIUS,THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. I CHANGED BOTH HEAD LIGHTS IN CITY TOYOTA COST $560.72 ON DEC.8,2008 AND NOW MAY 27,2010, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING...

Mileage: 75,250

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM REPORTED FOR THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. THE LOCAL TOYOTA GARAGE SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL...

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE OR GRATE OR SLIPPERY SURFACE WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) AND/OR VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THESE SYSTEMS DO SO, IT FEELS LIKE I LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER AND IT SEEMS ...

WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE OR GRATE OR SLIPPERY SURFACE WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) AND/OR VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THESE SYSTEMS DO SO, IT FEELS LIKE I LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER AND IT SEEMS ...

WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE OR GRATE OR SLIPPERY SURFACE WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) AND/OR VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THESE SYSTEMS DO SO, IT FEELS LIKE I LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER AND IT SEEMS ...

FREQUENTLY WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE THERE SEEMS TO BE UNEVEN APPLICATION THAT CAUSES A SLIPPAGE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHUDDER AND SHIMMY A BIT MAKING THE BRAKING SEEM LIKE IT IS FAILING AND INCREASING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FROM DAY...

Mileage: 32,000

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME I GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES, THE BRAKES FEELS LIKE THEY DISENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (PURCHASED NEW IN 2006). SOMETIMES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON MOMENTARILY BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN O...

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS AND MY HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS WORKING FINE THE WHOLE TIME. THEY CHECKED IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR LOTS OF PRIUS CARS AND TOLD ME IF IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN, TO HIT IT A LITTLE...

WHILE BRAKING HARDER OR MORE SUDDENLY THAN NORMAL (USUALLY ON DOWNHILL) THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM KICKS IN, BUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE DISENGAGE AND THEN GO ON AGAIN. FOR A SPLIT SECOND EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS IT MAKES ME HAVE A FLUSH OF PANIC. *TR

Mileage: 250

WHENEVER BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME I GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED NEW IN 2006.. MY HUSBAND'S SUBURU FORESTER DOES NOT GIVE THIS UNSETTLING...

Mileage: 500

WHENEVER BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME I GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED NEW IN 2006.. MY HUSBAND'S SUBURU FORESTER DOES NOT GIVE THIS UNSETTLING...

Mileage: 500

2006 PRIUS HID LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF , YOU NEED TO TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WILL COME ON . IT MIGHT STAY ON OR MIGHT GO OFF AGAIN . I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE AND GIVING A WARNING . I LIVE IN THE WHITE MTNS OF NH AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT BOTH LIGHTS WORKING BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 44,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS CAUSES THE HEAD LIGHT TO BEGIN FUNCTIONING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,340

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE WHEN EXITING FREEWAY (101) ONTO OFF RAMP AT RENGSDORFF AVE., IN MOUNTAIN VIEW. ROADWAY WAS SLIGHTLY MOIST FROM LIGHT MORNING DRIZZLE AND ACCUMULATED OILS ON ROAD BUT OTHERWISE NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ROAD CONDITIONS... EXITED FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND APPLI...

Mileage: 28,432

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HID BULBS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH BURNED OUT PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BULBS WERE PLACED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALE...

Mileage: 37,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPP...

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING IN GOOD WEATHER ON A LOCAL ROAD AND CAR SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEELS LOCKED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. THE LACK OF STEERING CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING IN GOOD WEATHER ON A LOCAL ROAD AND CAR SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEELS LOCKED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. THE LACK OF STEERING CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 45,000

RE: TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HID HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM - INTERMITTENT ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES SOLUTION: DEALER WANTS $600 LABOR TO REPLACE A BULB. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW IF BULB IS THE PROBLEM, OR STARTER, OR OTHER. PROBLEM COULD COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ...

Mileage: 55,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SINCE THE TOYOTA RECALL OF THEIR PRIUS CARS MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN OUR PRIUS 2006. WE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. WE WOULD RATHER TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BE...

TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE THE STEERING, BRAKES ALL INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS INCLUDING NO HAZARD LIGHTS. DEAD STICK DRIVING. INCIDENT OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED HIGHWAY 5 NORTH 1 HOUR FROM DOWNTOWN LA. I'M LUCKY TO LIVE THROUGH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES ALL TRACTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING CONDITIONS WHERE ONLY ONE WHEEL LOSES TRACTION. THIS FAILURE OCCURS ON ROADS WITH SAND ON THEM. MOST COMMONLY IT OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, FROM THE RIGHT OR TURN LANE. WHEN TO ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THE CAR STA...

Mileage: 47,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN MAY 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED, ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ACTUATOR. M...

Mileage: 80,111

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN MAY 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED, ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ACTUATOR. M...

Mileage: 80,111

BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED 3 TIMES LAST NIGHT. TURNING OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHTS ( AT HIGHWAY SPEED!!!) CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS PREVIOUSLY SENT OUT A LETTER NOTING THE "PAYBACK OF REPLACEMENT HID" COST BUT FOR BOTH TO FAIL OUT OF THE BLUE IS VERY SUSPICIOUS. *TR

Mileage: 84,743

THIS HAPPENS ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL, THIS FAILURE TAKES PLACE EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 20 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED 2006 MARCH. THE FAILURE DOES NOT HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAMP WILL FAIL AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WILL FAIL. ...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO LUNGE INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE UNTIL THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WH...

Mileage: 53,000

FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA USED A POOR QUALITY LIGHT BULB FOR THEIR HID LIGHTING. THE COAST IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE BULB. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE HID LIGHT BULB. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS I THAT HAS HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM I HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER ONCE AND AT LEAST 2 BULBS WHICH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD ONE GO OUT AGAIN AND IF THE OTHER SIDE GOES OUT BEFORE I CAN GET IT SERVICED I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE OCCASIONALLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AFTER IT BECOMES HOT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

BOUGHT A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ON MARCH 29, 2010, WITH 50,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT AT NIGHT, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. I TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE 25 MILES TO MY HOME. I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK O...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE TRAVELED OVER A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SPUN TOWARD THE FRONT SO THAT THE CONTACT WAS THEN FACING ONCOMING TRAF...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED T...

HID HEADLIGHT ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 WILL NOT STAY ON!! WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THE HEADLIGHT HAPPENED TO BE ON AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. WHEN IT WENT OFF LAST NIGHT I ALMOST RAN INTO A RETAINING WALL. VERY CLOSE CALL AND IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF US!! IT HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. JUDGI...

Mileage: 50,000

TOYOTA PRIUS FLOOR MAT AND SUSTAINED ACCELERATION

Mileage: 50,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (40K MILES) GO OUT WHENEVER THE CAR ACCELERATES (BRAKING, SPEEDING UP, TURNING, GO OVER A SPEED BUMP). THE LIGHTS TURN BACK ON IF I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS.

Mileage: 40,000

THIS IS ABOUT A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, PERHAPS EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I KNOW FROM THEM THAT REPLACING THE BULB WILL NOT FIX IT.

Mileage: 36,000

RETURNING HOME AT 10 P.M I DROVE UP TO MY GARAGE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR. INSTEAD THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING THE DOOR WITH SOME FORCE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT BACKED RAPIDLY OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE ROADWAY, AND IN...

Mileage: 25,000

2006 PRIUS (45,000 MILES) HID FAILURE. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP TURN OFF AFTER RUNNING CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. DEALER QUOTES EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REMEDY PROBLEM, CONSIDERING IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *CN

Mileage: 45,000

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY TURN OFF, MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BUT CAN HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN A BULB GOES OUT, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAN MISJUDGE MY CAR'S POSITION WITH ONLY ...

Mileage: 34,000

THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS BEING DRIVEN UP A HILL (PRIVATE ROAD WHICH WE HAVE ACCESS T)., WHEN THE CAR HIT AAN AEA OF LOOSE DIRT & GRAVEL. THIS CAR, A BASE MODEL PRIUS, HAS ANTI-SKID CONTROL, BUT NOT TRACTION CONTROL. THE BASE MODEL IN 2006 WAS THE ONLY ONE DESIGNED LIKE THIS. WHAT HAPPENS, IS ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONED AFTER ENGAGING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VE...

Mileage: 49,000

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT (AS A PAIR) HEADLIGHTS AT ~20,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT ~48,000 MILES. AND NOW AT 55,000 MILES, THEY ARE REPLACING ANOTHER FRONT HEADLIGHT HID BULB. THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT...

Mileage: 20,000

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT (AS A PAIR) HEADLIGHTS AT ~20,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT ~48,000 MILES. AND NOW AT 55,000 MILES, THEY ARE REPLACING ANOTHER FRONT HEADLIGHT HID BULB. THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT...

Mileage: 20,000

MY PRIUS HAS 60, 000 MILES AND HAS HI DEFINITION HEADLIGHTS. LAST WEEK ONE OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT SO I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHANGES. WHEN THEY TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS TO CHECK THE PROBLEM THE LIGHT WORKED. THE TECH SAID TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GETTING OVERHEATED AND GOING...

Mileage: 63,000

I FLOORED MY '06 PRIUS ON THE ON-RAMP TO THE PARKWAY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. I COULD SLOW THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE, BUT FELT I COULD NOT STOP IT WITHOUT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE OR THE DRIVE TRAIN. INSTEAD, I SLIPPED MY THE SOLE...

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR WET ROADS THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS N...

1996 TOYOTA PRIUS - (3) THINGS I HAVE NOTICED WHEN OPERATING CAR. (1) WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT, CAR WILL BEHAVE AS THOUGH IT IS HYDROPLANEING - THE BRAKES NOT SLOWING THE CAR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD UNTIL CAR SETTLES DOWN. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING AS SLOW AS 5 MPH. THE FASTER ONE I...

Mileage: 80,000

1996 TOYOTA PRIUS - (3) THINGS I HAVE NOTICED WHEN OPERATING CAR. (1) WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT, CAR WILL BEHAVE AS THOUGH IT IS HYDROPLANEING - THE BRAKES NOT SLOWING THE CAR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD UNTIL CAR SETTLES DOWN. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING AS SLOW AS 5 MPH. THE FASTER ONE I...

Mileage: 80,000

1996 TOYOTA PRIUS - (3) THINGS I HAVE NOTICED WHEN OPERATING CAR. (1) WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT, CAR WILL BEHAVE AS THOUGH IT IS HYDROPLANEING - THE BRAKES NOT SLOWING THE CAR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD UNTIL CAR SETTLES DOWN. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING AS SLOW AS 5 MPH. THE FASTER ONE I...

Mileage: 80,000

MY HID LIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS BURNT OUT ON DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE. TOOK IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FOR A PRICE OF $500 AND WILL ONLY WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR. I WAS TOLD THE AVERAGE SPAN FOR A BULB IS 2.5-4 YEARS. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PRICE FOR A LIGHT BULB. YOU ...

MY HID LIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS BURNT OUT ON DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE. TOOK IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FOR A PRICE OF $500 AND WILL ONLY WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR. I WAS TOLD THE AVERAGE SPAN FOR A BULB IS 2.5-4 YEARS. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PRICE FOR A LIGHT BULB. YOU ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING INHIBITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN, ...

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MAINLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHTS BUT BOTH LIGHTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IF I TURN OFF AND THEN TURN ON THE LIGHTS THEN THEY WILL WORK OK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I AM WORRIED THAT BOTH LIGHTS MAY GO OFF AND WILL PUT MY FAMILY...

Mileage: 89,624

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. RT. FRONT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLIGHT GOES OUT FOR NO REASON. AFTER THIS IS WILL NOT COME BACK ON, EVEN IF I SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THAT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 TO 15 MINUTES, THEN IT GOES OFF AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND RE...

Mileage: 33,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. RT. FRONT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLIGHT GOES OUT FOR NO REASON. AFTER THIS IS WILL NOT COME BACK ON, EVEN IF I SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THAT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 TO 15 MINUTES, THEN IT GOES OFF AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND RE...

Mileage: 33,000

IN 2009 I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE THE HEAD LIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES ONE AT TIME AND SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING OVER A DARK MOUNTAIN PASS IN THE SNOW AND THE HEADLIGHTS BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. IT TOOK ME THREE TIME...

Mileage: 36,000

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SHE HAD EXPERIENCED INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SHE WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SHE CONFIRMED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHI...

Mileage: 56,000

ACCELERATOR STICKING ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT IS NOT CATCHING ON THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH IS THE RECALL FOR THAT YEAR. THE CAR HAS 89,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED IN THE PAST MONTH. I WILL START TO ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL JUST TAKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SO FAR, IT HAS POPPED LOOSE AND RETURNED ...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ON APPROXIMATELY TWELVE OCCASIONS A...

Mileage: 600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY CLAIMING A DEFEC...

Mileage: 53,945

REFERENCE YOUR CASE PE09019, CLOSED IN AUGUST 2009. I ALSO OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ON WHICH THE HEADLAMPS FAIL DAILY. AS STATED IN THE REPORT IT USUALLY STARTS WITH ONLY ONE LAMP FAILING BUT IT OFTEN ENDS WITH BOTH LAMPS OUT. I WILL NOT DRIVE WITHOUT MY FOG LAMPS ON FOR FEAR I WILL BE IN TOTAL DA...

Mileage: 65,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. ONCE THEY GO OUT THEY STAY OUT UNLESS I MANUALLY TURN THEM OFF AND THEN ON I CANNOT DETERMINE WHEN ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN DRIVING WITH ONLY 1 HEADLAMP I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN THE O...

Mileage: 104,565

BRAKES FAILED TEMPORARILY AND MOMENTARILY WHEN BRAKING OVER POTHOLES WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSTATE ON-RAMP. THIS IS NOT AT ALL THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, ESPECIALLY DOUBLE SETS OF TRACKS, IT HAS BEEN COMMON THAT IT WOULD FEEL AS IF I WAS SAILING ...

Mileage: 78,500

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 PRIUS TURNED OFF AFTER LESS THAN 5 MINUTES ON ROAD. MAY HAVE EXHIBITED FLASHING BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. CONFIRMED HEADLIGHT ON LIGHT WAS PRESENT DURING FAILURE. ONE CAR COMING TOWARDS FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS TO CONVEY MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. I THEN SLOWED DO...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE THEN DECREASED SPEEDS FAR BELOW THE SPEED IN WHICH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SHUT O...

Mileage: 47,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I THOUGHT THE LIGHT WAS FAILING UNTIL ONE NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND IT WAS PURE DARKNESS. I QUICKLY CORRECTED THE IMMEDIATE DANGER BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF T...

Mileage: 44,000

2006 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX THAT TOYOTA CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING, EVEN MORE SO IF YOU DRIVE AT NIGHT A LOT. TOYOTA DOESN'T ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND STATES THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION IS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. WHY AM I TO PAY AN EX...

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN I GO OVER A ROUGH PATCH ON THE PAVEMENT WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 PRIUS, THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON BRIEFLY ON THE DASH AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE COMPUTER IS PERCEIVING THE POSSIBILITY OF A SKID AND IS COMPENSATING BY ACCELERATING UNTIL THE P...

Mileage: 52,000

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TEMPORARILY ACCELERATES AFTER CROSSING MINOR ROAD BUMPS. I DO NOT HAVE A FLOOR MAT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SAYING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR MAT CAUSING ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. THIS ACC...

Mileage: 54,325

HEADLIGHTS OF 2006 PRIUS GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE BOTH BULBS. THE INTENSITY OF THE BULBS ARE NORMAL WHEN THEY COME BACK ON AND I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE THE BULBS RECOVER ON THEIR OWN. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM OF SO...

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHTS OF 2006 PRIUS GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE BOTH BULBS. THE INTENSITY OF THE BULBS ARE NORMAL WHEN THEY COME BACK ON AND I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE THE BULBS RECOVER ON THEIR OWN. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM OF SO...

Mileage: 30,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - MY HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY, UNPREDICTABLY FLICKERED ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH COMPLETELY UNEXPECTEDLY. THE LIGHT SWITCH MUST BE FLICKED ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO BRING THEM BACK. WITHIN MINUTES - OR EVEN SECONDS - THEY ...

Mileage: 25,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON INTERSTATE 40 - STOPPED DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TO AVOID PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS SEEING OTHER THINGS, LIKE NEIGHBORING CARS SWITCHING IN AND OUT OF LANES, CAUSING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT TO DIMINISH. SO FAR, IT IS EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT, NOT BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY. ...

Mileage: 72,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM*CW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TURNED ON HER VEHICLE ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WERE OUT. NO DISPLAYS, NO NAVIGATION AND NO CAMERA. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND...

2006 PRIUS. WITHIN FIRST 18 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR (I AM ORIGINAL OWNER - TOOK POSSESSION OF CAR IN MARCH OF 2006) EXPERIENCED HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THINKING HEADLIGHT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP (AT GREENTREE TOYOTA IN DANBURY, CT) THAT...

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2009, FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS, THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP ON A COLD START IN THE MORNING. IT WOULD LIGHT UP AFTER I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP. THE PROBLEM INEXPLICABLY STOPPED. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND COULD NOT...

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) FRONT HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, IT COMES BACK ON AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG. IT WILL THEN BLINK OUT AGAIN AT A LATER TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PR...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 1, 2. MOVING SLOWLY INTO PARKING SPACE AT LAUNDERLAND ([XXX]), OUR TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 LEAPED OUT OF CONTROL, THOUGH MY FOOT WAS HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE AND NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT HIT A WALL AND DA...

Mileage: 26,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHEN PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS LOW OR HI BEAM. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING SINCE INCIDENT DATE. TOYOTA SENT LETTER DESCRIBING HOW HID BULBS REACH THE END OF THEIR LIFE BY INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AND STATES THA...

Mileage: 35,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHEN PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS LOW OR HI BEAM. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING SINCE INCIDENT DATE. TOYOTA SENT LETTER DESCRIBING HOW HID BULBS REACH THE END OF THEIR LIFE BY INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AND STATES THA...

Mileage: 35,000

HEADLIGHT (DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY) SOMETIMES TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND WORK PROPERLY FOR A WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TO:[email protected] FROM:[XXX] SUBJECT:2006 PRIUS BRAKES COMMENTS: I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS(I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER IN 2007). THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 57,300

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TO:[email protected] FROM:[XXX] SUBJECT:2006 PRIUS BRAKES COMMENTS: I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS(I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER IN 2007). THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 57,300

PRIUS HID BULB FAILED BEFORE ITS ESTIMATED LIFETIME. THESE BULBS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE (US$ 300.00) PLUS LABOR (US$ 200.00) AND THEY FAILING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY TOYOTA AND REPLACED FOR FREE, SINCE CUSTOMERS PAID PREMIUM PRICE UP FRONT FOR SECURITY BENEFITS OF THE...

Mileage: 60,000

2006 PRIUS ACCELERATION WHILE UNDER CRUISE CONTROL IN CURVES - SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

TAILGATE STRUTS ARE RUSTING AND WILL FAIL SOON. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE 2006 PRIUS AND I HAVE BRAKE FAILURE FREQUENTLY IF I HIT A BUMP, POT HOLE, MANHOLE COVER, RAILROAD TRACK ETC. IT IS UN-NERVING AS I FEEL AS IF I AM AIRBORNE FOR A WHILE AS I KNOW I HAVE NO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I AM A RURAL MAIL CARRIER WITH WELL OVER 350,000 MILES DRIVEN ON MY ROUTE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DRIVE IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS ON GRAVEL AND PAVED ROADS. I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS ON A WET BUT NOT MUDDY GRAVEL ROAD AT ABOUT 38 MPH. THE BACK END BEGAN TO SLIDE A LITTLE. I LET UP ON THE GAS WITH NO...

Mileage: 49,000

I AM A RURAL MAIL CARRIER WITH WELL OVER 350,000 MILES DRIVEN ON MY ROUTE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DRIVE IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS ON GRAVEL AND PAVED ROADS. I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS ON A WET BUT NOT MUDDY GRAVEL ROAD AT ABOUT 38 MPH. THE BACK END BEGAN TO SLIDE A LITTLE. I LET UP ON THE GAS WITH NO...

Mileage: 49,000

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I WENT OVER A POTHOLE AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD BRIEFLY. UNSURE IF AN ACCELERATION ISSUE OR A BRAKING ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT HAS BEEN MINOR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA, BUT THEY IGNORED MOST OF MY EMAILS TO MY SURPRISE AND...

HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE ABOUT 36,000 MILES, SECOND ONE ABOUT 37,000. IT COST OVER $500 TO REPLACE THEM. NOW ONE OF THE NEW ONES HAS FAILED AGAIN. I WROTE TOYOTA FOR HELP AND THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SALESPERSON CALL ME SAYING "YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT MAY...

Mileage: 37,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLAMPS ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER THAT I SHOULD REMOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORMAT FROM MY CAR AS IT MIGHT CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK. SAID THEY WOULD SEND MORE INFORMATION LATER. I REMOVED IT PROMPTLY BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY BECAUSE OTHER TOYOTAS WERE ADVISED OF THE SAME THING BUT THEIR...

Mileage: 34,000

WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD OR A POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING FEEL BEFORE IT RETURNS, SEEMS TO BE A SLIGHTLY LESS THAN A SECOND DELAY WHERE THE BRAKES JUST CUT OUT. THIS SOUNDS TO BE RELATED TO THE ISSUE TOYOTA AND NHTSA ARE INVESTIGATING WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT MINE I...

Mileage: 18

APPROACHING STATE HWY. IN CRUISE, ASSUMED STOP AREA WOULD BE SLIPPERY AS IT SOMETIMES IS IN THE WINTER..TAPPED BRAKES TO DISABLE CRUISE, APPLIED BRAKES, KEPT RIGHT ON GOING & ENDED IN THE DITCH ACROSS THE HWY. WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO COLLISION.. CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE MOTOR WAS RACING AT THE TIM...

Mileage: 33,000

APPROACHING STATE HWY. IN CRUISE, ASSUMED STOP AREA WOULD BE SLIPPERY AS IT SOMETIMES IS IN THE WINTER..TAPPED BRAKES TO DISABLE CRUISE, APPLIED BRAKES, KEPT RIGHT ON GOING & ENDED IN THE DITCH ACROSS THE HWY. WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO COLLISION.. CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE MOTOR WAS RACING AT THE TIM...

Mileage: 33,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS (20 DEGREES BELOW), THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BEGIN TO SLIP AND NOT SHIFT. IT WOULD MAKE A NOISE AND NOT ENGAGE THE ENGINE. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE EVERYTIME THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY COLD. HE ...

Mileage: 15,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I CALLED SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE TO NEAREST DEALER. BUT ACCELERATION WAS SCARY OUT OF MY CONTROL OTHER THAN BY FIERCE BRAKING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING, BUT HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE BOX SO I PUT 80MPH. I STOPPED AS SOON AS I COULD SAFE...

Mileage: 56,776

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA SOME MONTHS AGO OF A FLOORMAT/ACCELERATOR PROBLEM INDICATING THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN A SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. IT HAS NOW BEEN MONTHS WITH NO WORD. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED THEM ONLY TO GET A RESPONSE CONCERNING A 2010 PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 ...

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA SOME MONTHS AGO OF A FLOORMAT/ACCELERATOR PROBLEM INDICATING THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN A SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. IT HAS NOW BEEN MONTHS WITH NO WORD. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED THEM ONLY TO GET A RESPONSE CONCERNING A 2010 PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 ...

MY 2006 PRIUS HAS ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS HAS ACCELERATED INEXPLICABLY ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS IN DECEMBER 2009. I WAS DRIV...

Mileage: 7,400

WE HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE BRAKES FEEL THAT THEY GIVE OUT WHEN A BUMP IS HIT. OUR DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA SAYS TO PUSH HARDER ON THE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 8 OR 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE CAR DOES STOP BUT YOUR AREN'T SURE IT WILL. *TR

INTERMITTENT AND FREQUENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON WILL RELIGHT THE BULB BUT AT LOWER BRIGHTNESS. FREQUENTLY MUST DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS THE BULB MAY STAY ON FOR A FEW ...

INTERMITTENT AND FREQUENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON WILL RELIGHT THE BULB BUT AT LOWER BRIGHTNESS. FREQUENTLY MUST DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS THE BULB MAY STAY ON FOR A FEW ...

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. IN MAY 2008, AROUND 45K, I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMING AND AT TIMES TURNING OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO CORRECT THIS BY TURNING OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA WHERE THEY REPLACED THE...

Mileage: 45,000

ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN 2007. I WAS DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE ROAD. A CAR, TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME, SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, AND FORCED EVERYONE ELSE TO QUICKLY BRAKE. I ALSO SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, TO AVOID A COLLISION. MY BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IN TIME, AND RESULTED IN MY REAR ENDING...

Mileage: 10,000

ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN 2007. I WAS DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE ROAD. A CAR, TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME, SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, AND FORCED EVERYONE ELSE TO QUICKLY BRAKE. I ALSO SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, TO AVOID A COLLISION. MY BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IN TIME, AND RESULTED IN MY REAR ENDING...

Mileage: 10,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF LIGHTS. CAR HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT WHEN HEADLIGHT STARTING FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR THE OTHER SIDE STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. I AND OTHERS ON YAHOO PRIUS GROUP HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. COULD CAUSE AN ...

Mileage: 20

THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA DUE TO INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PLEASE CHECK THIS LINK TO SEE IF A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPOSED. THANKS HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAWCLAIMS.COM/TOYOTA_PRIUS_HEADLIGHT_FAILURE.HTM. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 40 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE SPEED IT WAS TRAVELING. HE THEN DEPRESS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 40 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE SPEED IT WAS TRAVELING. HE THEN DEPRESS...

HEADLIGHTS TURN OF INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH MY DAUGHTERS 2006 & 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. MOSTLY THE RIGHT ONE SOMETIMES BOTH. IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. ALSO I NOTICE MANY OTHER PRIUSES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROB...

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A SIDE STREET DURING BROAD DAYLIGHT. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR - RATHER IT JUST REMAINED IN THE NORMAL DEPRESSED CONDITION AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 24,400

1) STEERING WHEEL/SHAFT APPEARS TO BE IMPROPERLY SUPPORTED; FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING LOCK TO LOCK SINCE NEW. HAVE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FOUR (4) TOYOTA DEALERS WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED (HAVE TAKEN TO TOYOTA FOR ALL SERVICE WORK SINCE NEW), ALL HAVE ADVISED THAT THERE IS "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THE ...

Mileage: 8,035

1) STEERING WHEEL/SHAFT APPEARS TO BE IMPROPERLY SUPPORTED; FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING LOCK TO LOCK SINCE NEW. HAVE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FOUR (4) TOYOTA DEALERS WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED (HAVE TAKEN TO TOYOTA FOR ALL SERVICE WORK SINCE NEW), ALL HAVE ADVISED THAT THERE IS "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THE ...

Mileage: 8,035

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MORE THAN 5 MPH OVER RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE ROAD, IF THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. AN UNKNOWN WARNING SY...

Mileage: 35,700

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - HID HEADLAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND COME BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM. UNSAFE AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WHERE DEER ROAM THE HIGHWAYS. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED FOR FREE BY TOYOTA REP AND DEAL...

Mileage: 50,000

NHTSA ID: 193333 I UNDERSTAND THAT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING A BRAKING ISSUE ON 2010 PRIUSES -- INVOLVING SLIPPING OR SURGING FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE 2010 MODEL; OUR 2006 PRIUS SLIPS IN THE SAME WAY, UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES: WHEN ...

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT ONE OR SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WE LIVE ON A STREET WITHOUT STREETLAMPS AND I HAD SOME SCARY MOMENTS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I TOLD MY DEALER ABOUT IT, THEY SAID TH...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 M/HR ON I-95 AND NOTICED MY CAR VEERING FIRST TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. I WAS PUZZLED BY THIS AND LOOKED OVER TO NOTICE THAT TREES WERE NOT MOVING, I.E., IT DID NOT FEEL WINDY OUTSIDE. THIS WAS A VERY PECULIAR INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR ABOUT 3-4 TIMES IN THE...

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 M/HR ON I-95 AND NOTICED MY CAR VEERING FIRST TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. I WAS PUZZLED BY THIS AND LOOKED OVER TO NOTICE THAT TREES WERE NOT MOVING, I.E., IT DID NOT FEEL WINDY OUTSIDE. THIS WAS A VERY PECULIAR INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR ABOUT 3-4 TIMES IN THE...

Mileage: 55,000

2006 PRIUS. 62K MILES. ONE HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO (JAN.2010) NOW A MINUTE OR SO AFTER THE FIRST ONE GOES OUT THE SECOND ONE GOES TOO LEAVING ME IN TOTAL DARKNESS. THE FIX IS TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF. A BULLETIN I RECEIVED LAST YEAR SAYS YOU CAN KILL THE HID...

Mileage: 62,000

BRAKES SEEM TO FADE OR RELEASE UPON STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE JUST GIVES UP FOR A SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE ROAD WAS SLICK BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 20 TIMES. I USED THE YESTERDAYS DATE SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY PRIUS THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT THEIR OWN WILL. SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, THEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN. A FEW...

Mileage: 35,255

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD, THE BRAKES HAVE NOT APPLIED PROPERLY ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING A SKID WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT HANDLE PROPERLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS A...

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES BRAKING WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THE DASH WILL LIGHT UP THE ICON WHICH DISPLAYS UNEVEN GROUND AND WHEN I APPLY BRAKES THERE IS A MOMENTARILY LAPSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND. ALSO MY LEFT HEADLIGHT AND LEFT TAILLIGHT GO ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. *...

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES BRAKING WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THE DASH WILL LIGHT UP THE ICON WHICH DISPLAYS UNEVEN GROUND AND WHEN I APPLY BRAKES THERE IS A MOMENTARILY LAPSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND. ALSO MY LEFT HEADLIGHT AND LEFT TAILLIGHT GO ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. *...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME ACCELERATION WHEN USING MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE NOT DETERMINED HOW FAST IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GO FOR SAFETY REASONS SO WHEN IT HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST, I WOULD TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SO AS NOT TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THAT FAST. I...

Mileage: 5,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

2006 PRIUS WAS ARRIVING AT WORK AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM GAS, BUT ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN. THE CAR BOUNCED OVER THE CONCRETE CURB, OVER A SNOW BANK AND OVER A SECOND CURB INTO THE UNIVERSITY DRIVEWAY. CAR SUSTAINED $3800+ IN BODY DAMAGE AND ANOTHER $370 IN SERVICE RE...

Mileage: 85,178

2006 PRIUS WAS ARRIVING AT WORK AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM GAS, BUT ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN. THE CAR BOUNCED OVER THE CONCRETE CURB, OVER A SNOW BANK AND OVER A SECOND CURB INTO THE UNIVERSITY DRIVEWAY. CAR SUSTAINED $3800+ IN BODY DAMAGE AND ANOTHER $370 IN SERVICE RE...

Mileage: 85,178

2006 PRIUS WAS ARRIVING AT WORK AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM GAS, BUT ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN. THE CAR BOUNCED OVER THE CONCRETE CURB, OVER A SNOW BANK AND OVER A SECOND CURB INTO THE UNIVERSITY DRIVEWAY. CAR SUSTAINED $3800+ IN BODY DAMAGE AND ANOTHER $370 IN SERVICE RE...

Mileage: 85,178

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON #5 FWY IN TA HONE PASS ON 2/7/10. NOW HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT. I PAID $837 TO DEALER ON 1/10/08 FOR REPLACEMENT OF HEADLAMPS. DEALER NOW WANTS $1024 TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 99,999

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NO OTHERS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED REGARDING THE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 50,000

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ODD SKID-LIKE BEHAVIOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON BUMPY ROADS OR LOOSE GRAVEL. MOST NOTABLY THIS HAPPENS AT LOW AND DECELERATING VELOCITIES (MAYBE 15 MPH?) WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BROKEN PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GRAVEL. IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE P...

Mileage: 51,873

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ODD SKID-LIKE BEHAVIOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON BUMPY ROADS OR LOOSE GRAVEL. MOST NOTABLY THIS HAPPENS AT LOW AND DECELERATING VELOCITIES (MAYBE 15 MPH?) WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BROKEN PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GRAVEL. IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE P...

Mileage: 51,873

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL REPEATEDLY. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN," AND ADDS "WORKING AS DESIGNED." AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER WAS PRECIPITOUSLY CLOSED BEFORE THE COMPANY HAD EVEN FULLY ANSWERED THE COMPLAINT, ON THE GROUNDS THAT...

Mileage: 60,923

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE I AM BRAKING, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES SLIP FOR A SECOND AND I LOSE MY ABILITY TO BRAKE WHILE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. A SECOND LATER EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. THE VSA LIGHT FLASHES CONCURRENTLY WITH THE INCIDENT. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES...

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE I AM BRAKING, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES SLIP FOR A SECOND AND I LOSE MY ABILITY TO BRAKE WHILE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. A SECOND LATER EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. THE VSA LIGHT FLASHES CONCURRENTLY WITH THE INCIDENT. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES...

WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE CURVED, WHEN CHANGING LANES, OR ON STREETS THAT ARE WET, THE CAR FEELS UNBALANCED, AND REQUIRES A QUICK STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO REGAIN NORMAL OPERATION. INCIDENTS LIKE THESE OCCUR TOO FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND WHEN THEY OCCUR, THE VEHICLE'S RED SKID L...

Mileage: 500

WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE CURVED, WHEN CHANGING LANES, OR ON STREETS THAT ARE WET, THE CAR FEELS UNBALANCED, AND REQUIRES A QUICK STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO REGAIN NORMAL OPERATION. INCIDENTS LIKE THESE OCCUR TOO FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND WHEN THEY OCCUR, THE VEHICLE'S RED SKID L...

Mileage: 500

IN 2006 I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PACKAGE 6 WHICH INCLUDES HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLAMPS. STARTING APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO, I NOTICED A HEADLAMP OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $400+ TO REPAIR 1 HEADLAMP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE I...

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND FOR YEARS I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS. AT TIMES WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPY TERRAIN, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. I CAN RE-GAIN CONTROL BY HITTING THE BRAKES HARD AND/OR PUMPING THE BRAKES DEPENDING...

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS CAN FLICKER OUT AND CAN POTENTIALLY COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. LATER IT CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE, A 2006 PRIUS, ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. TOYOTA SENT US A LETTER STATING THE COST OF A NEW BULB WAS REDUCED FROM $300 TO $150 PLUS LABOR/TAX. ALSO, THE LETTER STATED THAT HID BULBS ARE PRONE TO DETERIORATION DUE TO USE AND ADVISE...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING THEN COME BACK ON. INTERMITTENT AND TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 PRIUS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS NOW. WHEN I DRIVE, THE LEFT HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF AND STOP WORKING AFTER A SHORT WHILE, AND IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WHILE. I'VE HAD IT FIXED TWICE NOW. THE ...

Mileage: 35,000

I EXPERIENCE SURGING WHEN BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING PROBLEM THAT IS REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD THIS CAR (SINCE 2006). OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKES WILL FAIL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND WHEN BRAKING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE (TRAIN TRACKS ETC). BY NOW I AM USED TO THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 1

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. THE HID LIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF ABOUT TWO TIMES A DAY WHILE I AM DRIVING. THESE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST TEN TIMES LONGER THAN REGULAR LIGHTS. THE LIGHT FAILURE IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS CAN SUDDENLY TURN OFF. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE RECALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. "THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE AN "INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL" DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE ABS ...

Mileage: 130,000

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE MODEL YEAR 2010 RECALL. ON FEBRUARY 8TH, MY WIFE (WITH OUR INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT) WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A BUMPY INTERSECTION AND FOR A SPLIT SECOND LOST BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS S...

Mileage: 24,332

THIS IS ABOUT THE 2006 PRIUS. IF I AM BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP, THE CAR MOMENTARILY LOSING BRAKING POWER AND DOES NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE BRAKES KICK IN AGAIN. I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM TO TWO OTHER GENERATION II PRIUS OWNERS AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING, ONE AN ELDERLY GENTLE...

Mileage: 87,865

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. WHEN I DRIVE OVER A WET/ICY SPOT OR A ROAD GRATE (LIKE A METAL DRAIN) MY CAR SEEMS TO SKID AND THE ROUGH ROAD LIGHT COMES ON. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM BRAKING, BUT WHILE I AM ACCELERATING OR DRIVING NORMALLY. I HAVE PURCHASED BETTER TIRES, WHICH HELPS A LITTLE, BUT I STIL...

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS ALL OF THE TIME; FIRST ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, THEN THE SECOND ONE... IN ORDER TO REMEDY FOR SHORT TIME YOU NEED TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHT AND TURN BACK ON. TOYOTA DENIES ANY WRONG DOING AND IT WILL COST $1000 TO FIX WHICH IS NOT FAIR...

Mileage: 5,000

TOYOTA PRIUS EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT THE DRIVER KNOWING AND THEN KEEPS ON DRIVING UNTIL THEY ARE STRUCK OR HIT SOMETHING. OTHER CARS MAY NOT SEE THIS. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 5000 TIMES... *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TOYOTA PRIUS EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT THE DRIVER KNOWING AND THEN KEEPS ON DRIVING UNTIL THEY ARE STRUCK OR HIT SOMETHING. OTHER CARS MAY NOT SEE THIS. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 5000 TIMES... *TR

Mileage: 30,000

1. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. 2. WE COULD NOT GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. NEITHER TAPPING THE BRAKE OR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. WE HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE. 3. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THAT FIXED ...

Mileage: 25,000

ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LEFT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN I GENTLY APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. IN SURPRISE, I APPLY GREATER FORCE AND THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN THAT DOES NOT FULLY DISCONNECT THE DRIVE WHEN STOPPING. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND I REPORTED ...

Mileage: 18,570

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, SHUT OFF AND SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTER...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, SHUT OFF AND SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTER...

Mileage: 55,000

THE ABS HAS CAUSED THE BRAKES ON MY CAR TO DISENGAGE WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ENGAGED. I NOTIFIED THE TOYOTA DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. IN LIGHT OF RECENT INFORMATION THAT HAS COME TO THE PUBLIC AWARENESS, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE...

Mileage: 75,000

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ODD SKID-LIKE BEHAVIOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON BUMPY ROADS OR LOOSE GRAVEL. MOST NOTABLY THIS HAPPENS AT LOW AND DECELERATING VELOCITIES (MAYBE 15 MPH?) WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BROKEN PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GRAVEL. IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE P...

Mileage: 76,000

IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS SLIDING. *TR

Mileage: 48,252

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EXHIBITS THE SAME LOSS OF BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACES THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY OCCASIONS, WHEN BRAKING A LOW, CITY-DRIVING SPEEDS. WHEN I HIT A BUMP, THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR "SLIPS" FORWARD FOR A MOMENT. I HAV...

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARS TO FAIL MOMENTARILY WHEN SLOWING AND BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THIS OCCURS ROUTINELY (WEEKLY) WHEN TURNING A SPECIFIC CORNER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. THE INCID...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IF I HIT A BUMP, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT "SPEEDS UP" AND LOOSES CONTROL. THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM I'VE HAD SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR PRIUS IN 2006. I'VE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 100

LOSE BRAKES MOMENTARILY WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS, POT HOLES ETC. ABS LIGHT FLASHES THEN BRAKING RETURNS AS LONG AS BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY CAR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FUNCTION OF ABS BRAKES UNTIL I SAW T...

ON AUGUST 25, 2009 MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS CAR HAD LOW MILEAGE AND A NEW SET OF TIRES. MY DAUGHTER WAS PROBABLY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A HALT, MY DAUGHTER PUT ON BRAKES BUT STILL ENDING UP HITTIN...

Mileage: 40,000

2006 PRIUS GASOLINE TANKS HAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, BASED ON TEMPERATURE. FILL UP CAPACITY RANGES FROM 6 TO 10 GALLONS, ON A 10.9 GALLONS TANK. *TR

MY SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS (2006) HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKE SLIPPAGE THAT IS BEING REPORTED FOR 3RD GENERATION PRIUS'. WHENEVER I GO OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, I TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OVER THE BRAKES AND A WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID AND I WANT TO OFFICIALLY NOTE THAT THE BREAKING PROBLEM BEING DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 MODEL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AS I BROUGHT MY CAR IN F...

Mileage: 2,000

WHEN I DRIVE OVER POT HOLES OR UNEVEN SURFACES AND APPLY MY BRAKES, THEY DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RE-ENGAGING, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD MOMENTARILY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. I ASKED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIX IT, BUT T...

WHEN I DRIVE OVER POT HOLES OR UNEVEN SURFACES AND APPLY MY BRAKES, THEY DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RE-ENGAGING, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD MOMENTARILY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. I ASKED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIX IT, BUT T...

MY CONCERN IS WITH THE BRAKING CAPACITY IN MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER), THAT WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, ROUGH ROADS (INCLUDING ICE /SNOW), AND MY FOOT IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, THERE IS A JERKING SENSATION AND THE CAR FAILS TO STOP. IN FACT, IT LURCHES...

Mileage: 46,100

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GENTLY, ON A MODEST DOWNGRADE, BRAKING EFFECTS STOPS FOR A SECOND OR TWO THEN KICKS IN HARD. THE ANTI-SKID BRAKING LIGHT FLICKERS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS HAPPENS TO ME CONSISTENTLY AT THE SAME LOCATION NEAR OUR HOME: NORTHBOUND, RIGHT-LANE, ON 10TH AVE E, APPROACHIN...

Mileage: 28,000

MOVING OFF FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE TOYOTA PRIUS MODEL 2006 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND BREAK DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IMMEDIATELY; VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FOR SOMETIME BEFORE BREAK BEGAN TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN; FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NOT VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY IN FROM OF MY VEHICLE. THI...

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE HIGH-INTENSITY-DISCHARGE (HID) LAMP OPTION AND HAVE MADE AN ONLINE REPORT TO YOU PREVIOUSLY WITH NO REPLY. WHEN I ASKED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE. I HAD A FRIEND ASK ANOTHER FRIEND WHO IS A NORTHEAST...

Mileage: 50,000

YOU NEED TO LOOK AT MORE THAN JUST THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN TERMS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE SAME ISSUE - LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE BUT I HAVE NEVER REPORTED AS I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE ABS/HYBRID BATTERY RELATIONS...

I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH MOMENTARY BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 2010 PRIUS ON BUMPY ROADS. HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED EARLIER MODEL YEARS? I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. *TW

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THIS IS NOT SO BAD ON THE OPEN HIGHWAYS WITH OTHER CARS STILL LIGHTING UP THE ROAD, BUT IT'S DOWNRIGHT SCARY ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS. AT ALL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS GET PROGRESSIVELY ...

Mileage: 32,530

I OWN A SECOND GENERATIONPRIUS (2006), AND IT HAS THE SAME BRAKE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED BY THE OWNERS OF THE 3RD GENERATION MODEL. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, ...

Mileage: 45

I OWN A SECOND GENERATIONPRIUS (2006), AND IT HAS THE SAME BRAKE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED BY THE OWNERS OF THE 3RD GENERATION MODEL. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, ...

Mileage: 45

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LASTED LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. RESPONDED TO REPEATED BRAKING AND HITTING AND PULLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.THE PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EV...

Mileage: 60,000

OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 YEARS I'VE TAKEN MY PRIUS TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE WITH CONCERN OVER MY BRAKING SYSTEM THREE TIMES. TWICE THE HEAD OF SERVICE MECHANICS HAS DRIVEN WITH ME SEEING NOTHING UNUSUAL, THE THIRD TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THE CAR OUT WITH ME. THEY ALL VOWED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE RE...

OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 YEARS I'VE TAKEN MY PRIUS TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE WITH CONCERN OVER MY BRAKING SYSTEM THREE TIMES. TWICE THE HEAD OF SERVICE MECHANICS HAS DRIVEN WITH ME SEEING NOTHING UNUSUAL, THE THIRD TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THE CAR OUT WITH ME. THEY ALL VOWED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE RE...

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING OVER POTHOLE OR BUMPS, ANTILOCK BREAKS ARE TRIGGERED, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK (TEMPORARILY). I HAVE LISTENED TO THE REPORTS ON THE 2010 PRIUS AND WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN MY 2ND GENERATION PRIUS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ISOLA...

I DRIVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ANY OFFICIAL RECALLS OTHER THAN THE MAP RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM WRITING THAT THIS CAR SUFFERS FROM THE SAME BRAKE DEFECT WHICH HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED ON IN THE NEWER PRIUS MODELS. THAT IS, WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE OR A SLIPPERY ...

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND DIDN'T MAKE THE CONNECTION UNTIL THE NEWS STORIES CAME OUT. I DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LIGHT RIGHT AFTER THE TRACKS. THE LIGHT INDICATING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS CAME ON AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE THE ...

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY LOSES BRAKING WHEN I RUN OVER ROUGH ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS LIGHT AND MY WHEELS WERE ACTUALLY JUMPING OFF THE GROUND, BUT WITH THE SAFETY RECALL OF NEW 2010 PRIUSES FO...

Mileage: 2,000

I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS, THAT WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLE, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, ON THE DASH, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY, IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE. ITS A SIMILAR FEELING AS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN UNEVEN AND WINDING ROAD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. SHE WAS FORCED TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROY...

Mileage: 17,000

I'M FILING THIS AS IT MAY RELATE TO YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). I'VE NOTICED THAT, AT TIMES WHEN THE ESC IS ACTIVATED BY A BUMPY/SLIPPERY ROAD, THAT ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES (VIA THE P...

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FOR 1 OR THREE SECONDS -GENERALLY. A YELLOW LIGHT ALSO COMES ON THE DASH BOARD. IT OFTEN HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE OR TWO EXPERIENCES WHEN THE POWER DIDN'T RETURN SO QUICKLY AND THEN I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD ...

Mileage: 100

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FOR 1 OR THREE SECONDS -GENERALLY. A YELLOW LIGHT ALSO COMES ON THE DASH BOARD. IT OFTEN HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE OR TWO EXPERIENCES WHEN THE POWER DIDN'T RETURN SO QUICKLY AND THEN I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD ...

Mileage: 100

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE - CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND RUNNING OVER A DISCONTINUITY IN THE ROAD OR WET PAVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, BRAKING, TURNING CAR OFF AND ON ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY AND TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AROUND 30 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

Mileage: 40,200

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, BRAKING, TURNING CAR OFF AND ON ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY AND TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AROUND 30 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

Mileage: 40,200

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, BRAKING, TURNING CAR OFF AND ON ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY AND TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AROUND 30 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

Mileage: 40,200

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, BRAKING, TURNING CAR OFF AND ON ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY AND TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AROUND 30 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

Mileage: 40,200

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FORTUNATELY IT WAS JUST BEFORE MID-NIGHT, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, AND I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. I TURNED THE LIGHTS AND IGNITION ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHTS COME ON AND I DROVE ABOUT 200 YARDS TO MY APARTMENT. I TOOK THE C...

Mileage: 31,416

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD; YET, THE BRAKES BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FA...

PURCHASED 2006 PRIUS IN JAN 09 IMMEDIATELY HAD THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GO OUT AND THEN FIX ITSELF. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM OF FLICKERING SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A YEAR. AT NIGHT THIS IS SCARY ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE THERE IS NO LIGHT FROM STREET LIGHTS. I AM NO LON...

Mileage: 19,000

BRAKES MOMENTARILY STOP WORKING WHILE BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES SUCH AS HITTING A CRACK OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, BRAKING OVER A MANHOLE COVER, ETC. I WILL LOOSE BREAKING FOR ABOUT 1 FULL SECOND. I HAVE ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT SO FAR HAVE STOPPED JUST IN TIME. THIS HAS...

Mileage: 10

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED FOR THE 2010 MODELS, WHEN I APPLY BRAKES ON A BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD. I NOTICE IT MOST AT AN INTERSECTION IN MY TOWN - I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT, THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW, I HIT A PATCH OF RO...

Mileage: 1,000

IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 PRIUS, THE BRAKES GIVE-OUT AND I HAVE RE-BRAKE. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS,AND ONLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POT-HOLE. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 YEARS AGO, THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND I SHOULD JUST RE-APPLY THE BRAKES. IT STIL...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I AM BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD, OR OVER A POTHOLE, THE BRAKE WILL CUT OUT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, LEADING TO A SENSATION OF SLIDING. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST AN APPROXIMATION OF THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW...

Mileage: 21,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ONE LIGHT BULB GOING OFF IS COMMON, HOWEVER, BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AT THE SAME TIME REPEATEDLY DURING DRIVING, LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANY LIGHTING. LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ROUGH SURFACES THE BRAKES WON'T ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR I DROVE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. I ASKED A MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT IS JUST HOW THE CAR IS, SO NOTHING WA...

Mileage: 100

WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ROUGH SURFACES THE BRAKES WON'T ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR I DROVE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. I ASKED A MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT IS JUST HOW THE CAR IS, SO NOTHING WA...

Mileage: 100

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 74,890

I WAS DRIVING IN SLICK CONDITIONS AT ROUGHLY 15 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TWO STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF ME, AND WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FOR THE BRAKES. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND STILL NO RESPONSE AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS MY BRAKES RETURNED. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE STOPPED AU...

Mileage: 78,000

1. BRAKES ON MY 2006 PRIUS MOMENTARILY FAILED TO RESPOND, AFTER A 1 - 2 SEC DELAY THEY ACTIVATED. AT SAME TIME,THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOSING TRACTION. THIS HAPPENED 4 X, ONE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP IN TH...

Mileage: 16,500

1. BRAKES ON MY 2006 PRIUS MOMENTARILY FAILED TO RESPOND, AFTER A 1 - 2 SEC DELAY THEY ACTIVATED. AT SAME TIME,THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOSING TRACTION. THIS HAPPENED 4 X, ONE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP IN TH...

Mileage: 16,500

1. BRAKES ON MY 2006 PRIUS MOMENTARILY FAILED TO RESPOND, AFTER A 1 - 2 SEC DELAY THEY ACTIVATED. AT SAME TIME,THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOSING TRACTION. THIS HAPPENED 4 X, ONE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP IN TH...

Mileage: 16,500

DRIVING 2006 PRIUS 6/27/07 ON RURAL 2 LANE HIGHWAY, CROSSED ROUGH RAIL ROAD CROSSING. WITHIN 1/4 MILE MOVED OUT TO PASS CYCLISTS AND AS I CUT BACK INTO MY LANE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3 SECONDS. BURNED UP BRAKES AND STARTED CAR FIRE GETTING CAR STOPPED. TOWED TO TOYOTA I...

Mileage: 40,000

2006 PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHT. HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN FAILING OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT I READ IN THE NYTIMES: "IN THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS LOGGED AT LEAST 136 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE 2010 PRIUS. MANY ARE FROM DRIVERS WHO SAY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD OR TEMPORARILY LOST BRAKING AFTER DRIVING OV...

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I READ TODAY'S NEWS ABOUT PRIUS BRAKE ISSUES AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE SAME HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A DEFECT, AND DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT. WHEN I BRAKE, AND THERE IS A BUMP OR POTHOLE ON THE ROAD, THE CARS T...

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS INCLUDING 10 MPH OVER POTHOLES AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES LOST TRACTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 99

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS INCLUDING 10 MPH OVER POTHOLES AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES LOST TRACTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 99

BRAKE FAILURE IN PRIUS 2006 MODEL. CAR DID NOT STOP NEAR A SIGNAL LIGHT, AND WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR INFRONT OF MINE. FINALLY ENDED UP DRIVING INTO ANOTHER LANE FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TRAFFIC. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT CAR DID NOT STOP FOR 15 FT NEAR A STOP SIGN, WHERE THERE WAS A LIT...

Mileage: 6,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF, IT RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 42,000

THE CAR INDICATES A WHEEL SLIDE WARNING IN BEST OF CONDITIONS AT RANDOM TIMES. LOSS OF POWER TO CAR AND DIFFICULTY IN RETAINING CONTROL. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE, MY CAR SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL CAUSING OVER $8,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND HURTING MY NECK. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM, SO I REMOVED THE MAT. HOWEVER, LAST...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO INCREASE BRAKING PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS W...

Mileage: 14,000

1) TOYOTA PRIUS, 15MPH, ENGAGED BRAKES, HIT SMALL BUMP IN ROAD AND ANTI-LOCKING MECHANISM DISENGAGED BRAKES. 2) FAILURE IS BRAKING MECHANISM IN TOYOTA PRIUS WILL DISENGAGE. SEEMS TO BE DUE TO HOW THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM WORKS. IT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO QUIT FUNCTIONING. 3) NOTHING. TOYOTA WOULD NOT A...

Mileage: 55,000

LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHEN SLOWING OVER POTHOLES AND LOOSE PAVEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE 2010 PRIUS - I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, IT'S NOT A NEW PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND IT'S DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. AT FIRST IT ALARMED ME, NOW I'M USED TO IT - HASN'T BOTHERED ME ENOUGH T...

Mileage: 100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP AND DOWN A HILL AT 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE SNOW THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO FISH-TAIL AND THE VSC (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK-UP. THE CONTACT STATED THIS ALMOST CAUSED 5 CRASHES WHILE THE CONT...

Mileage: 130,000

THREE SEPARATE TIMES I HAD THE GAS PEDAL OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS STICK TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE AGENCY AWARE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE 2010 MODEL BUT I HAVE VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH MY 2006. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND OCCURS REGULARLY FROM TIME TO TIME (AND HAS SINC...

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE AGENCY AWARE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE 2010 MODEL BUT I HAVE VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH MY 2006. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND OCCURS REGULARLY FROM TIME TO TIME (AND HAS SINC...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER A SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE WHICH ALSO INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 50,000

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF BRAKE SLIPPAGE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE DURING DECELERATION OR ACCELERATION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AT PRIUSCHAT.COM, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRIUS OWNERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS "BY DESIGN" SINCE THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 35,000

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF BRAKE SLIPPAGE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE DURING DECELERATION OR ACCELERATION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AT PRIUSCHAT.COM, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRIUS OWNERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS "BY DESIGN" SINCE THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 35,000

ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, POTHOLES, BUMP IN ROAD, OR ON WET SURFACES. *TR

ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, POTHOLES, BUMP IN ROAD, OR ON WET SURFACES. *TR

I HAVE NOW HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF THE BRAKE FAILING ON MY CAR: MARCH 15, 2007; DECEMBER 4, 2008; AND JANUARY 16, 2010. ON MARCH 15, 2007: 'I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH. 'I WAS ROLLING, WITH MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. 'THE CAR IN FRON...

Mileage: 12,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF IT ENCOUNTERS BUMPY ROAD WHILE TURNING AND BRAKING, THEN STABILITY INDICATOR WILL LIGHT UP AND BRAKES WILL STOP WORKING FOR ABOUT A SECOND. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN ON ICE. IT CAN BE REPRODUCED AT WILL. JUST BUMPY ROAD SURFACE AND TURNING/BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. ...

Mileage: 30,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF IT ENCOUNTERS BUMPY ROAD WHILE TURNING AND BRAKING, THEN STABILITY INDICATOR WILL LIGHT UP AND BRAKES WILL STOP WORKING FOR ABOUT A SECOND. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN ON ICE. IT CAN BE REPRODUCED AT WILL. JUST BUMPY ROAD SURFACE AND TURNING/BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. ...

Mileage: 30,000

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 2006 PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. I DROVE HOME AND STOPPED AT MY MAILBOX TO GET THE MAIL. THE CAR SHIFTED OFF OF GAS AND ONTO ELECTRIC. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR TO MAKE A Y-TURN TO BACK INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I PUSH...

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH DRY ROAD AND GENTLY AND STEADILY BRAKING, THE BRAKING CEASES FOR A SECOND, RESULTING IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE A SURGE FORWARD, BUT IT MIGHT BE A CESSATION OF THE DECELERATION THAT RESULTS FROM THE BRAKING. FEELS LIKE A CAR IS PUSHING MY CAR FROM BEHIND. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT...

Mileage: 8,000

THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS GO BEYOND JUS THE 2010 MODEL. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND IT DOES THE SAME THING RE: THE BRAKES SEEMING TO "SLIP" WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR A SLICK SURFACE. ALSO, WHEN YOU TAP THE BRAKES, AND THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR (AS WHEN AVOIDING ANOTHER CAR THAT IS DOING SOMET...

I EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, POTHOLE OR BUMP WITH AN EARLIER MODEL TOYOTA PRIUS. MY PRIUS IS A 2006 MODEL (2ND WAVE). THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I GO OVER ONE PARTICULAR SPOT IN MY USUAL COMMUTE, AND ANY OTHER SPOT WHERE THE ROAD IS ROU...

Mileage: 6,000

THE PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN LATE 06. IF I AM ON A WET ROAD OR A GRAVEL ROAD, IT SEEMS THAT WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKES, THEY NOT ONLY FAIL BUT THE CAR LURCHES. WHEN THIS OCCURS A LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD GOES OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT ...

Mileage: 5,000

AFTER GOING OVER SIGNIFICANT BUMPS OR POTHOLES, OCCASIONALLY BRAKES HESITATE TO CATCH. BEGAN WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING VEHICLE. REPORTED TO DEALER, TEST DROVE FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES AND COULD NOT REPEAT SO THEY IGNORED MY COMPLAINT. PROBLEM PERSISTS, BUT TO DATE HAVE NOT HAD VEHICLE FAIL T...

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2006 PRIUS THAT WE PURCHASED NEW. OUR PRIUS HAS THE EXACT SAME BRAKING PROBLEM THAT I READ ABOUT TODAY INVOLVING THE 2010 PRIUS THAT YOU ARE STARTING TO INVESTIGATE. APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS WILL CAUSE REPEATED MOMENTARY LOSE OF BRAKING. I NEVER REPORTED IT...

IN 10/06, I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE BRAKES AND STEERING OF MY 2006 PRIUS CEASED TO FUNCTION BRIEFLY, AS I TRIED TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY TOYOTA DEALER SHORTLY AFTER -- THEY CHECKED IT BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG, SO NOTHING WAS DONE. THE DAY IN QUESTION WAS DRIZZLY AND THE ...

Mileage: 4,860

IN 10/06, I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE BRAKES AND STEERING OF MY 2006 PRIUS CEASED TO FUNCTION BRIEFLY, AS I TRIED TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY TOYOTA DEALER SHORTLY AFTER -- THEY CHECKED IT BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG, SO NOTHING WAS DONE. THE DAY IN QUESTION WAS DRIZZLY AND THE ...

Mileage: 4,860

TOYOTA 2006 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM...I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE PROBLEM THAT JESSICA YELLIN OUTLINED ON CNN. AS AN ENGINEER MYSELF LET ME DESCRIBE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONFLICTS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON BUMPS AND SLIPPERY SURFACES. IF YOU ARE B...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE TEMPORARILY LOSING BRAKING CONTROL. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE BRAKES WOULD RESET AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MALF...

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE TEMPORARILY LOSING BRAKING CONTROL. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE BRAKES WOULD RESET AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MALF...

Mileage: 5,000

YOU NEED TO BROADEN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE TO INCLUDE AT LEAST THE GEN II PRIUS (2004-2009). WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE PRESS (SINCE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO) REGARDING REPORTS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS ON THE 2010 PRIUS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ME WITH MY 2006 PRIUS SINCE I GOT IT. ...

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS- I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES WHERE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEED AND THE BRAKES TOOK A VERY LONG SECOND TO ENGAGE- IT HAS OCCURRED WHEN I HAVE BEEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN MOVING IN A FORWARD DIRECTION I HAVE PUT ONE DATE BELOW - HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENE...

Mileage: 24,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS- I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES WHERE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEED AND THE BRAKES TOOK A VERY LONG SECOND TO ENGAGE- IT HAS OCCURRED WHEN I HAVE BEEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN MOVING IN A FORWARD DIRECTION I HAVE PUT ONE DATE BELOW - HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENE...

Mileage: 24,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. BRAKING BEHAVIOR IDENTICAL TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MODELS. WHEN TRAVELING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT OR POTHOLES AT LOW OR MODERATE SPEED, THE VEHICLE BRAKING SEEMS TO RELEASE. THE BEST WAY TO CHARACTERIZE THIS IS THAT AS THE VEHICLE BOUNCES OVER THE RO...

Mileage: 67,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. BRAKING BEHAVIOR IDENTICAL TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MODELS. WHEN TRAVELING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT OR POTHOLES AT LOW OR MODERATE SPEED, THE VEHICLE BRAKING SEEMS TO RELEASE. THE BEST WAY TO CHARACTERIZE THIS IS THAT AS THE VEHICLE BOUNCES OVER THE RO...

Mileage: 67,000

BRAKES ON MY 2006 PRIUS DO NOT WORK IMMEDIATELY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE ANTI-SKID FEATURE IS ACTIVATED. I NOTICED THIS SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2006. WHEN I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY THAT THE 2010 PRIUS WAS EXHIBITING THIS SAME BEHAVIOR I DECIDED TO MAKE SURE NHTSA K...

Mileage: 50

BRAKES ON MY 2006 PRIUS DO NOT WORK IMMEDIATELY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE ANTI-SKID FEATURE IS ACTIVATED. I NOTICED THIS SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2006. WHEN I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY THAT THE 2010 PRIUS WAS EXHIBITING THIS SAME BEHAVIOR I DECIDED TO MAKE SURE NHTSA K...

Mileage: 50

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC CHANGES IN BRAKING DECELERATION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AT CONSTANT PRESSURE, BUT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR POTHOLES (SUCH AS THOSE ON MY HOME STREET). THE SUDDEN DECREASE OF DECELERATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD TEL...

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC CHANGES IN BRAKING DECELERATION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AT CONSTANT PRESSURE, BUT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR POTHOLES (SUCH AS THOSE ON MY HOME STREET). THE SUDDEN DECREASE OF DECELERATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD TEL...

MY 2006 PRIUS ALSO FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING CORRECTLY WHEN I GO OVER A POTHOLE, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS IN TODAY'S NEWS REPORT. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONFINED TO JUST THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT ALL YEARS. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2006 PRIUS ALSO FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING CORRECTLY WHEN I GO OVER A POTHOLE, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS IN TODAY'S NEWS REPORT. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONFINED TO JUST THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT ALL YEARS. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

2 BRAKE PROBLEMS: (1) BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL ON SNOW. I HAVE SLID THROUGH 3 STOP SIGNS SINCE PURCHASED CAR IN 2006. BRAKE APPLIED BUT NO OR VERY SLOW RESPONSE. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING DURING SNOWSTORMS AS A RESULT. (2) WHEN BRAKING ON WET OR UNEVEN (BROKEN PAVEMENT, POTHOLES, MANHOLE COVERS, ETC....

Mileage: 7,000

2 BRAKE PROBLEMS: (1) BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL ON SNOW. I HAVE SLID THROUGH 3 STOP SIGNS SINCE PURCHASED CAR IN 2006. BRAKE APPLIED BUT NO OR VERY SLOW RESPONSE. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING DURING SNOWSTORMS AS A RESULT. (2) WHEN BRAKING ON WET OR UNEVEN (BROKEN PAVEMENT, POTHOLES, MANHOLE COVERS, ETC....

Mileage: 7,000

ISSUE RELATING TO PRIUS BRAKES. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE ISSUE EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. I DON'T THINK IT IS ENTIRELY BRAKES, BECAUSE I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED IT WHILE ACCELERATING AND ONE OF THE WHEELS LOSES TRACTION. I THINK IT IS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM / ABS. ANYW...

Mileage: 55,642

INSUFFICIENT BRAKING WHEN A POT HOLE OR A PUDDLE IS HIT. ALSO THE CAR "SLIPS" WHEN DRIVING OVER WET SURFACES. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS REDUCED OR NON EXISTENT WHEN HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT SLOWER SPEEDS AS REPORTED BY 2010 PRIUS OWNERS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE NEW VEHICLE IN JUNE 2006 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS DEALERS THAT "THIS IS HOW ABS WORKS IN T...

Mileage: 83,000

I READ THE ARTICLE TODAY REGARDING PRIUS BRAKES AND I DEFINITELY HAVE THAT ISSUE ALL THE TIME IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER I HIT A POTHOLE OR A SLIPPERY SERVICE AND APPLY THE BRAKE, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE STOPS WORKING AND THE CARS MOVES FORWARD MORE QUICKLY. THEN, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR RE-E...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. TWICE IN 60,000 MILES, WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND HAVING TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, AS IT SHOULD,. I BRAKE, THE CAR SLOWS, AS IT SHOULD. THEN THE CAR STARTS TO SURGE UP TO THE ORIGINAL CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED. I AM ABLE TO BRA...

Mileage: 50,000

2006 PRIUS BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY MOVES TO FLOOR WHEN FOOT HELD ON BRAKE PEDAL, I.E., AT A STOP SIGN. TOYOTA SERVICE TECH SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND THAT BRAKE WOULD HOLD EVEN WHEN PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. I THIS TRUE? *TR

Mileage: 6,750

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE SINCE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I CONSTRUED THIS TO BE A PART OF THE PRIUS AND DID NOT THINK OF LODGING A COMPLAINT. BUT BASED ON TODAY'S (2/3/10) REPORT ON PRIUS' BRAKE ISSUES FROM JAPAN, I FEEL COMPELLED TO ...

Mileage: 40,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE SINCE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I CONSTRUED THIS TO BE A PART OF THE PRIUS AND DID NOT THINK OF LODGING A COMPLAINT. BUT BASED ON TODAY'S (2/3/10) REPORT ON PRIUS' BRAKE ISSUES FROM JAPAN, I FEEL COMPELLED TO ...

Mileage: 40,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE SINCE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I CONSTRUED THIS TO BE A PART OF THE PRIUS AND DID NOT THINK OF LODGING A COMPLAINT. BUT BASED ON TODAY'S (2/3/10) REPORT ON PRIUS' BRAKE ISSUES FROM JAPAN, I FEEL COMPELLED TO ...

Mileage: 40,000

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKES AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ONGOING AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I AM THE FIRST OWNER. THE FAULT IS AS FOLLOWS: WHEN PASSING OVER ROAD SURFACES THAT CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ...

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKES AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ONGOING AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I AM THE FIRST OWNER. THE FAULT IS AS FOLLOWS: WHEN PASSING OVER ROAD SURFACES THAT CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ...

BACK IN 2009, I EXPERIENCED RUNAWAY ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MINUTES. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RACE. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE 70'S (MPH), AND IT SHOT UP TO NEARLY 100 BEFORE I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. THE DEALER CLAI...

Mileage: 23,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEVERAL TIMES--POSSIBLY AS MANY AS 20--OVER THE COURSE OF OWNING THE CAR IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AFTER LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL HAVE A SUDDEN SURGE FORWARD--EITHER AS IF THE BREAK ISN'T ...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW ...

Mileage: 41,404

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW ...

Mileage: 41,404

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW ...

Mileage: 41,404

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY ENOUGH BRAKING PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 13,153

STARTING UP MY TOYOTA PRIUS COMING OUT OF A CAR WASH THE ENGINE STUCK WITH HIGH REVS. I CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT THE CAR MAT BECAUSE I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WASH AND THAT WAS MY THOUGHT. COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO STOP OVER REVVING (WAS CONSISTENTLY HIGH). NEVER WENT INTO HIGH SPEED. WAS ABLE TO CONT...

Mileage: 57,500

STARTING UP MY TOYOTA PRIUS COMING OUT OF A CAR WASH THE ENGINE STUCK WITH HIGH REVS. I CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT THE CAR MAT BECAUSE I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WASH AND THAT WAS MY THOUGHT. COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO STOP OVER REVVING (WAS CONSISTENTLY HIGH). NEVER WENT INTO HIGH SPEED. WAS ABLE TO CONT...

Mileage: 57,500

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. BEFORE I HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE REVVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THIS OCCURRED TO ME WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD, WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED REVVING AT HIGH SPEED SHORTLY AFTER I PRESSED THE POWER BOTTOM. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE MAY HAVE B...

Mileage: 15,000

I READ NEWS COVERAGE OF PRIUS BRAKES PROBLEMS. I OWN A 2006 PRIUS, AND HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE LAST 4 YEARS THAT WE'VE OWNED IT. SO IT IS NOT ONLY A 2010 PROBLEM. I DID NOT REPORT IT IN THE PAST, BECAUSE IT NEVER PUT ME IN DANGER (YET). HOWEVER, WHENEVER THE CAR GOES OVER A POTHOLE ...

Mileage: 5,000

MOMENTARY BRAKE SLIPPAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN WE HIT SOMETHING SLIPPERY LIKE A WET MANHOLE--MUCH AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE. IT HAS *NOT* YET BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WHEN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HITS A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD. I HAVE ON MANY OCCASIONS ALMOST COLLIDED WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AFTER THESE "SURGE" EPISODES. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FROM OR TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE STILL HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE D...

Mileage: 10,000

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW,HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED AND IS OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 26, 2010 AT 2:05 PM MY WIFE EXPERIENCE UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION AND DESPITE ATTEMPTING THE STRATEGIES RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH CAUSING HER AND OTHERS INJU...

Mileage: 44,000

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW,HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED AND IS OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 26, 2010 AT 2:05 PM MY WIFE EXPERIENCE UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION AND DESPITE ATTEMPTING THE STRATEGIES RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH CAUSING HER AND OTHERS INJU...

Mileage: 44,000

ON 1/30/2010 AT OR ABOUT 9:00AM. MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED ENROUTE TO MAMMOUTH. NO SNOW OR RAIN WAS ON ROADWAY. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH HE SINCE, BUT OUR SENDING THIS COMPLAINT TO DOCUMENT THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 66,666

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLAMPS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THE OTHER NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULB ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN JUNE 2009. NOW I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE BULB, TH...

Mileage: 27,717

SAME INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AS EXPRESSED BY COUNTLESS OTHERS ON THIS SITE AND BEYOND: 2006 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS BLINK OUT RANDOMLY. TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN RESTORES LIGHT UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. HISTORY: DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT AFTER 30,000 MILES. REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO DEAL...

Mileage: 38,000

RECENTLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS BEGAN WINKING OFF AT RANDOM. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN WILL RESULT IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEING BUT MOMENTS (SOMETIMES SECONDS) LATER ONE OF THEM WILL TURN OFF. (SO FAR NEITHER HAVE BOTH TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME.) I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DE...

Mileage: 46,000

HID LIGHTING GIVING PROBLEMS ON 2006 PRIUS. THEY WILL OCCASIONALLY BLINK OR GO OFF ENTIRELY. LESS THAN 20K MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 19,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, AFTER THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF THEY REMAINED ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $300 PER BULB TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND $200 IN LABOR.. ...

Mileage: 70,000

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE HI HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WERE INTERMITTENTLY CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY (ONCE OR TWICE A...

Mileage: 38,200

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. FIRST MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT. I GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALER AND THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES THE SAME THING. ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND AGAIN MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT IS OUT (YES IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON, IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN, BUT ONLY ...

Mileage: 75,000

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FIRST JUST ONE, THEN THE OTHER. DO I HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN REPORT THIS ABSURD SAFETY FAILURE. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY WHEN I'M DRIVING IN OR DRIVING HOME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES. FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY & HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT TURN BACK ON AGAIN. THE SAME THING IS NOW OCCURRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ...

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURE THEN FULL FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN IN AUGUST 2008 FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. THE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN WORKING EARLIER THAT DAY. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED HOME, THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND NOW HAPPENS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, THEREFORE I AM ATTEMPTING...

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CANNOT GUARANTEE IF REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD COMPLETELY REMEDY THE F...

Mileage: 28,000

EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT ON MY 2006 PRIUS. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS TERRIFYING AT NIGHT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND AM VERY CONCERNED AND ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE AND ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM....

Mileage: 38,267

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF I NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT I CAN TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT WILL COME BACK ON. I NOTICED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. *TR UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF UPDATED 02/16/10 UPDATED 03/18/10 *BF UPDA...

Mileage: 51,000

ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE AIR BAG FAULTY ALARM CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY IN DECEMBER, 2008 UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED. RECENTLY DECEMBER 2009, THE SAME AIR BAG ALARM CAME ON AGAIN AND REMAINS ON WITH ENGINE ON. WE SUSPECT THERE MAY BE A FAULTY WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DUE TO IT COMING IN AGAIN IN ...

Mileage: 79,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING THEM ON AND OFF. THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING FROM ABOUT 30K MILES, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE WORKING OKAY. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SI...

Mileage: 30,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT(S) WILL COME ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE SWITCH. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONE YEAR OLD. IN ONE INSTANCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHICH REQUIRED AND EMERGENCY...

Mileage: 85,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT(S) WILL COME ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE SWITCH. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONE YEAR OLD. IN ONE INSTANCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHICH REQUIRED AND EMERGENCY...

Mileage: 85,000

I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A STUDY AND POSSIBLE RECALL ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I THINK EVERY MODEL YEAR OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS LINE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP OR RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN BRAKI...

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 43K MILES WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AT THE TIME THEY SHUT OFF. I PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT, STOPPED THE CAR, GOT OUT TO VERIFY THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF, AND VERIFIED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH...

Mileage: 43,500

FAILURE OF AIRBAG ON 2006 PRIUS TO DEPLOY AFTER REAR ENDING A CAR A 25 MPH. CAR WAS TOTALED AND CHEST AND HEAD SWELLING OCCURRED DUE TO HITTING STEERING WHEEL. CALLS TO TOYOTA FIRST INDICATED THAT AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED DUE TO "INTERNAL COMPARTMENT OF CAR NOT BEING VIOLATED." AFTER A...

Mileage: 75,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 13 MONTHS THAT BOTH LIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACE AT PREVIOUSLY A COST OF $500 EACH AND NOW AT A REDUCE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $300 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, BOTH HIGH INTENSITY DISPLAY (HID) HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED AT 35,000, SAME PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AND ONCOMING CARS CANNOT SEE HEAD...

Mileage: 55,000

HEAD LIGHT TURN OFF DURING DRIVING. THIS IS NOW HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 46,800

IN OCT 2009 THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKES CAME ON IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. DEALER SAID THEY RECALIBRATED THE ABS SENSOR. THEN IN DEC 2009, THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE PROPERLY AND SEEMED TO SKID FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ONE TRIP AND SO I BROUGHT IT ...

Mileage: 46,000

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. AND IT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY THE OTHER NIGHT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHT ON AND OFF, IT WILL WORK NORMALLY FOR A WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT HID HEADLAMP ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. I CYCLED THE LIGHTS AND THE LAMP CAME ON, BUT IT DID APPEAR TO BE DIMMER THAN THE LEFT HEADLAMP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JAN 2ND, 2010 AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. NOTE THAT I HAD THE SAME PR...

Mileage: 39,500

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS AND WANT TO CONFIRM THAT BOTH BULBS HAVE FAILED. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 47000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DID COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER DID NOTHING AT THAT TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY JU...

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY, MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, WITH MY 2006 PRIUS'S HID LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I REALIZE THAT ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON, ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS! TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS A DEALER-ONLY ITEM AND...

Mileage: 62,000

THE FACTORY INSTALLED HID HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY TURN OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO, AND I THOUGHT I HAD IMAGINED IT. I NOTICED DIM LIGHTS AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY QUICKLY SWITCHING TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. I WAS LATER TOLD ONE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT WHILE DRIVING, BUT WHEN I CHECKED B...

Mileage: 40,000

HID HEAD LAMPS TURN OFF AT RANDOM, ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEY RELIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

EVERY TWO YEARS, THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGIN TO FAIL AND START TO TURN OFF, UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE I'M DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES, I'VE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES AT NIGHT, COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAD SHUT OFF, AND LATER THEY APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE. AT 20,000 MILES, I HAD ...

Mileage: 49,000

THE RIGHT FRONT HID HEADLAMP OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS, BUT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008, STOPPED AFTER I CHANGED THE BULBS AND STARTED AGAIN NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. LIGHT BULB DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN BROUGHT TO REPAIR FACILITY, BOTH BULBS WORKING FINE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED A MONTH OR TWO AGO BUT I'M REPORTING YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT VIA INTERNET FORUMS THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 PRIUS OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF TH...

Mileage: 38,900

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMED SO LOW THAT I COULD NOT SEE WHILE EXITING ON A RAMP AND DROVE SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE I ALMOST WENT OVER INTO THE DITCH. IT WAS VERY CLOSE. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT NOT KNOWING IF MY LIGHTS WILL FAIL. *T...

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED BLINKING OFF (I.E., IT WOULD TURN OFF, BUT THEN IF I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, IT WOULD BE ON AGAIN). *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. TOLD ME THAT YES, IT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE LEFT SIDE NEEDED REPLACED ALSO SINCE IT WOULD BE GOING OUT SOON. THEY REPLACED BOTH HEADLI...

Mileage: 48,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF. IT STARTED IN JUNE OF 2009. JUST GOT TOYOTA TO FIX IT AT THERE COST. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND SAID THAT (SHOULD) FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HE HAS TO TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ON AND THEN BACK OFF TO RESUME HEADLIGHT OPERATION. IT COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THE MODULE. HE HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE THE AUTHORIZ...

Mileage: 35,000

WHEN CLOSING THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAME CRASHING DOWN, TAKING A CHUNK OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH IT. MY CAR NOW IS MISSING A PIECE OF WINDSHIELD AND THE MIRROR. CONTACTED TOYOTA--THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT AND WAS OFF WARRANTY, THEY...

Mileage: 74,192

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WILL WORK FOR "SOME" PERIOD OF TIME, COULD BE SECONDS OR DAYS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND ALLEGED REPAIRS YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BUL...

Mileage: 36,410

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WILL WORK FOR "SOME" PERIOD OF TIME, COULD BE SECONDS OR DAYS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND ALLEGED REPAIRS YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BUL...

Mileage: 36,410

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. PURCHASED IN JUNE 2006 RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND CONTROL UNIT WERE REPLACED IN JUNE 2007 BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY. RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND CONTROL UNIT FAILED IN DEC. 2009. NOW DRIVING WITH RIGHT HEADLAMP OUT. HID HEADLAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWICE THE LIFETI...

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTBULBS HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. ONE BULB HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND NOW I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURES ON ANOTHER BULB. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA HAS DECIDED NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION UNDER PE09019 BUT HAVE TO SAY I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR STANCE ON ...

Mileage: 38,000

APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. RIGHT HEADLAMP GO OF AND AN. FINALLY DIED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MOST OF THE TIME THIS INVOLVES ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, BUT I HAVE HAD BOTH GO OFF. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ON THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY A SAFETY CO...

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEADLIGHT (ON THE PASSENGER SIDE) INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF FOR A SECOND AND THEN BACK ON AND IT COMES BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR HOURS, SOMETIMES IT WILL ONLY STAY ON FOR MINUTES. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WITH THE SAME CAR AND TOYOTA REPLACED T...

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE OTHER STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHTS VARY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF. ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BY T...

Mileage: 50,000

FOR A 2006 PRIUS. TWICE THIS EVENING MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN. I WAS DRIVING TO A STORE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AWAY, WHEN A HALF MILE FROM MY HOUSE ALL LIGHTS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, WENT OUT. THEY DID NOT COME ON UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED THEM "OFF" AND THEN ON AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME FR...

Mileage: 59,750

FOR A 2006 PRIUS. TWICE THIS EVENING MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN. I WAS DRIVING TO A STORE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AWAY, WHEN A HALF MILE FROM MY HOUSE ALL LIGHTS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, WENT OUT. THEY DID NOT COME ON UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED THEM "OFF" AND THEN ON AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME FR...

Mileage: 59,750

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 06 PRIUS HAVE STARTED GOING OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH MY CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 24,050

ABOUT A YEAR A GO MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA OF BERKELEY I-80 JUNCTION SERVICE CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO A FULL DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR AT THE COST OF $125 TO SEE...

Mileage: 60,000

ABOUT A YEAR A GO MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA OF BERKELEY I-80 JUNCTION SERVICE CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO A FULL DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR AT THE COST OF $125 TO SEE...

Mileage: 60,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RIGHT HEADLIGHT BULB KEEPS BLOWING. I AM GETTING READY TO HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE CONTROLLER UNIT FOR THE BULB. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND IT COST OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. THIS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. HEADLIGHTS THAT GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING COULD LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. HEADLIGHTS ARE ...

Mileage: 75,285

HID BULB FLICKERING, WORKS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TOYOTA DEALER ASKS ABOUT 400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ONE BULB. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS THAT INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. WE HAD ONE REPLACED ON 11/28 AT A COST OF $240.00. THE OTHER HAS PROBLEMS ALSO BUT WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME. TOYOTA REPAIR SAYS LIGHT SYSTEM OVE...

Mileage: 60,000

THE HID HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RANDOMLY GOES OFF. SOME TIMES IT COMES BACK ON BY ITSELF WHILE I'M STILL DRIVING SOME TIMES NOT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ANY PARTICULAR TREND LIKE A BUMP, TURN, OR ANYTHING ELSE. IT JUST GOES OFF. NOTHING I DO SEEMS TO MAKE IT COME BAC...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF. ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. FLIPPING THE SWITCH GETS THEM BACK ON FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER TELLS ME $420 TO CHANGE THE TWO BULBS. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A TWO YEAR OLD CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE HEAD-LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD-LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $700.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. AFTER THE REPAIR IDENTICAL FAILURES ...

Mileage: 10,000

ISSUE: 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY 1. EVENTS: NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT OTHER THAN REGULAR DRIVING AND USAGE OF THE HEADLIGHTS 2. FAILURE: THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOW AND REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. 3. CORRECTIVE ...

Mileage: 37,000

ISSUE: 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY 1. EVENTS: NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT OTHER THAN REGULAR DRIVING AND USAGE OF THE HEADLIGHTS 2. FAILURE: THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOW AND REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. 3. CORRECTIVE ...

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENTLY SHE STRUCK A DITCH AT 70 MPH. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN HAND AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE M...

Mileage: 43,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, OFTEN BEING UNDETECTABLE UNTIL A REFLECTIVE SITUATION COMES UP AND THE LIGHT IS NOTICED. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

HEAD LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE- INTERMITTENT OPERATION. HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF DURING DRIVING, COME BACK ON LATER. OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF DRIVERSIDE LIGHT. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR/WIRING PASSENGERSIDE HEADLIGHT. WITH NEW DRIVERSID...

Mileage: 38,500

2006 PRIUS HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS CUT OUT - TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. FIRST PASSENGER SIDE IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AT AROUND 50K MILES, NOW DRIVER SIDE NOVEMBER 2009 AT 60812 MILES - VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW SO I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIN. ...

Mileage: 60,812

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 PRIUS FAIL AT RANDOM. AUTO PURCHASED IN MAY 2006. FIRST FAILURE IN NOVEMBER 2007 AT 29,015 MILES; RIGHT HEADLIGHT. BULB REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO CHARGE. SECOND FAILURE IN AUGUST 2008 AT 42,930 MILES; LEFT HEADLIGHT. COMPUTER SUB-ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, ...

Mileage: 67,183

HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE STARTED RANDOMLY TURNING OFF AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON MY 2006 PRIUS, UNBEKNOWNST TO DRIVER. IF I HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, AND I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT WILL USUALLY RELIGHT. I AM CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE REFLECTION OF M...

Mileage: 50,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS CLICK AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON AND WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (LENGTH UNDETERMINED BUT THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION). ONE OR ANOTHER OF T...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE ROADWAYS WERE SLIPPER THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE TRACTION, AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ONLY THE 2010 MODELS HAD A SWITCH THAT WOULD DISENGAGE FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CURRENT MIL...

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE ROADWAYS WERE SLIPPER THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE TRACTION, AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ONLY THE 2010 MODELS HAD A SWITCH THAT WOULD DISENGAGE FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CURRENT MIL...

Mileage: 1,000

I RECENTLY BOTH A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A PRIVATE SELLER AND IN MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I'M DRIVING - SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH WOULD GO OUT. I HAD TO CYCLE THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM BACK ON. OUT OF CURIOSITY, I WENT IN THE INTER...

WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRIEF MOMENTS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. IT WAS STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WAS ALSO OVER QUICKLY. I BELIEVE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE. I CAN REMEMBER THINKING I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE TH...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRIEF MOMENTS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. IT WAS STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WAS ALSO OVER QUICKLY. I BELIEVE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE. I CAN REMEMBER THINKING I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE TH...

Mileage: 25,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT 65,000 MILES. TURNING SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN RESTORED LIGHT FOR A VERY SHORT WHILE. THEN IT WENT OFF AGAIN. HAPPENED FIRST WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT 3 MONTHS AGO NOW RECENTLY LAST TWO WEEKS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS. STARTING AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTING GOING OUT ON OCCASION, I FIGURED OUT I COULD TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AND IT WOULD RESET. OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH HID'S ALL HAVE ON AUTO SENSORS ON THE HEADLIGHTS SO ONE CAN'T TURN...

Mileage: 15,000

HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. WHEN YOU TURN IT ON THEN OFF IT WORKS AGAIN. DOES THIS CONTINUOUSLY, I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OUT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKS OFF, AND THEN TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO HAVE THE DEFECTED ONE TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...

Mileage: 53,000

PRIUS HEADLAMP(S) INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING MUCH BEFORE THE LIFESPAN OF THE BULB. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 PRIUS IN JULY 2006. PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING (ABOUT 30,000 MILES), I NOTICED THAT ONE OR THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. TURNING THE HEAD LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN CAUSED THE LIGHT TO TURN ON AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT NIGHT ON A VERY CURVY ROAD AND BOTH LIGHT...

Mileage: 59,400

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEAD LIGHTS ARE SUDDENLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. BUT THEY WILL FAIL AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN A HOUR, WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, A HEADLIGHT (SOMETIMES DRIVER SIDE, OTHER TIMES PASSENGER SIDE) WILL JUST GO OFF. IF I KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED (VERY DARK AREA OR CAN SEE HEADLIGHT REFLECTIONS IN THE...

Mileage: 98,000

AT 42,000 MILES, MY 2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WILL SWITCH OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVERSIDE HID HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF BETWEEN 1:30 - 3:00 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED BY SWITCHING THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURNING THEM ON AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINU...

Mileage: 42,240

RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. COMES BACK ON AGAIN (FOR AWHILE) WHEN LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED ON AND OFF. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, I THINK THIS IS A COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT AFFECTING SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 46,690

PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS IN A 2006 PRIUS - FIRST THE DIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WHEN OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOW GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHT DEFECT FAILURE HAPPENED TO US DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THIS IS A HAZARD AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS. SOME ONE WILL DIE IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED AND CORRECTED. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADVERTISED TO HAVE...

Mileage: 49,250

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF RIGHT HEADLAMP ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLAMP GOES OUT AND VARIOUS TIMES AND VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TURNING OFF HEADLAMPS AND BACK ON RESETS THE HEADLAMP. THE HEADLAMP WILL AGAIN GO OUT AND HAVE TO BE RESET. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED BEFORE 36,000 MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED WITHIN WARRANTY, AND NOW AT 70,000 MILES THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN. THEY WORK FINE WHEN THEY ARE FIRST STARTED, BUT CAN "TURN OFF" AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES RIGHT FRONT HID HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. BY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING BACK ON, IT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD RELIGHT. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN CONSTANTLY UNTIL REPLACEMENT 11/3/09 ($200). ONE WEEK LATER, THE LEFT FRON...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT(S) ARE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON OR IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER 400 TIMES TO NHTSA ALREADY ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS CHAT FORUM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, ONE TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN YOU TAPPED ON THE LIGHT, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. WHEN IT CAME BACK ON IT STAYED ON UNTIL I WAS TRAVELING TO CHICAGO AT NIGHT AND I NOTICED THAT PEOPLE WERE PASSING ME AND POINTING TO THE BA...

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, ONE TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN YOU TAPPED ON THE LIGHT, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. WHEN IT CAME BACK ON IT STAYED ON UNTIL I WAS TRAVELING TO CHICAGO AT NIGHT AND I NOTICED THAT PEOPLE WERE PASSING ME AND POINTING TO THE BA...

Mileage: 59,000

HEADLAMPS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ONE OR THE OTHER REMAINS OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE LIGHTS ON. 11/6/2009 I WAS PULLED OVER BY LOCAL LEO AND PROVIDED A FORMAL WARNING TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. IF I TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND BACK ON, BOTH LIGHTS STAY ON -- FOR A...

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH PACKAGE #8 WHICH INCLUDES HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLAMPS. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLAMP KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE BEFORE AND THE TECH WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK PHOTOS OF WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT AS PR...

Mileage: 51,861

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. I PRESSED ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND GOT STUCK THERE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENS TWICE IN JULY 2009. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR I CHECKED IF THE FLOOR MATS HAVE DONE SO. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE CAUSE. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK ALL THE...

Mileage: 44,700

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. I PRESSED ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND GOT STUCK THERE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENS TWICE IN JULY 2009. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR I CHECKED IF THE FLOOR MATS HAVE DONE SO. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE CAUSE. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK ALL THE...

Mileage: 44,700

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. ONE OF THE LAMPS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER WELL OVER 2 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I DO FIND OUT THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT OPERATING, I SIMPLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THE LAMP W...

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. ONE OF THE LAMPS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER WELL OVER 2 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I DO FIND OUT THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT OPERATING, I SIMPLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THE LAMP W...

Mileage: 35,000

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (60,000 MILES) HAS A DEFECTIVE FRONT HEAD LIGHT WHICH FLICKERS AND GOES OUT UNTIL I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, WHICH THEN KEEPS IT ON FOR A SHORT TIME. REPAIR COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $1000.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALL...

Mileage: 55,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEADLIGHT (HID) FAILURE. STARTED WITH LEFT HEADLIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THEN RIGHT HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. HEADLIGHTS FLICK OFF WHILE DRIVING. ONE OR BOTH FLICK OFF AT ANY TIME. CAN TURN BACK ON BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF,...

Mileage: 41,250

LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY GOES OUT, NECESSARY TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO REACTIVATE. QUITE DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE, ASKED DEALER AND THEY WERE EVASIVE ABOUT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, BEEN RANDOMLY SINCE 5/07, AND FREQUENT FOR PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLAMP GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 PRIUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I NEED TO KEEP SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON TO GET IT WORKING. IT'S A HID HEADLIGHT AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $375 TO CHANGE THE BULB. A BULB THAT EXPENSIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAT JUS...

Mileage: 38,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2006. WHEN UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND RACE. ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CANCELED, THE ACCELERATION WOULD CEASE. HE STATED THE FLOOR MATS DID NOT CAUSE RAPID ACCELERATION. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 15,000

REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS. I BOUGHT A 2006 PRIUS EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHAT I HAVE NOTICED PERIODICALLY IS THAT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE IF I HAVE HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD FOR A SECOND. MY HEART ALWAYS SKIPS A BEAT, BUT THEN THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. I'M WONDERING IF ...

PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2007 AND I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. I FIRST NOTICED THEM GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AND BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. THREE HEA...

Mileage: 27,388

HID HEADLIGHT IN 06 PRIUS BEHAVING BADLY. *TR

Mileage: 37,910

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 61,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AT FIRST, BY TURNING THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE DARK HEADLIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS AGO, BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THE...

Mileage: 61,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. STARTED WITH LEFT HEADLIGHT, 2 YEARS OWNERSHIP, 1ST OWNER, NEW IN MARCH 2006. LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERED OFF, BUT TURNED BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE RESET. PROBLEM BECAME WORSE OVER TIME AND NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER OUT. LIGHTS WILL COME BACK...

Mileage: 60,000

HEADLAMPS ON 2006 PRIUS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. LEFT LAMP MAY FAIL; RIGHT LAMP MAY FAIL; OR BOTH MAY FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME-- MAYBE MINUTES OR HOURS. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND PRESENTS A DANGER TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENG...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $300.00. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE HAD TO HAVE THE COMPONENT REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT HAVE A RECALL OR WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 40,000

I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2006 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF...

Mileage: 51,200

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION 3 TIMES. I READ THAT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A CASE OF THE GAS PEDAL BEING CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR MATS. I TOOK OUT THE CARPET MAT AND I CURRENTLY HAVE ONLY THE PLASTIC ALL WEATHER MAT (I TOOK OUT THE CARPET MAT) WHICH IS SECURED WITH THE TWO P...

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD-LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. DURING THE FIRST INSPECTION THE HEAD-LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. AT THE SECOND INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY TH...

Mileage: 10,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND IT WAS RAINING AND ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I ALMOST HIT A ROAD RAIL BECAUSE IT WAS REAL DARK AND RAINING. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AND ONE WENT OUT AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WENT OUT TEN MINUTES LATER. I CALLED TOYOTA AN...

Mileage: 67,023

THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND THEN MOVED TO BOTH LIGHTS AND NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD MY TAIL LIGHT FLICKERS ALSO. I CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY BY TURNING THE ...

Mileage: 70,000

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN MARCH OF 2008 BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED BY MAITA TOYOTA IN SACRAMENTO CA, BECAUSE THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THE DEALER PAID FOR THE SERVICE, AS THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE NEARLY $1000 REPAIR BILL WAS WHAT...

Mileage: 46,453

AFTER ABOUT 7 MONTHS, I STARTED HAVING THE PASSENGER FRONT LIGHT OF MY CAR INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON. IF I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT WOULD GO ON TO BEGIN WITH, AND THEN GO OFF SOMETIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP, USUALLY I HAD TO WAIT A WHILE AND THE CAR WOULD BE...

Mileage: 39,000

HID HEADLAMPS SELF-EXTINGUISH WHILE DRIVING, REQUIRING POWER SWITCH TO BE CYCLED ON AND OFF TO RESTART. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. HID HEADLAMPS ARE WELL UNDER THEIR DESIGN LIFE EXPECTANCY AND SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. REPLACEMENT...

Mileage: 70,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON IS TEMPORARY SOLUTION. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED BULB, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE BULB IS NOT THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 32,577

MY HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL, INCREASING NUMBER OF TIMES, I REPORTED IT WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. 20 TIMES WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE ER WITH MY GRANDCHILD AT NIGHT LAST NIGHT BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALLABLE SAFETY ISSUE? THE DEALERS JUST CHARGE YOU...

MY HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL, INCREASING NUMBER OF TIMES, I REPORTED IT WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. 20 TIMES WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE ER WITH MY GRANDCHILD AT NIGHT LAST NIGHT BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALLABLE SAFETY ISSUE? THE DEALERS JUST CHARGE YOU...

1. APRIL 1, 2006 I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS 4 DOOR SEDAN. 2. THE TIRES SHOWED CUPPING AND FEATHERING AT 14, 000 MILES. 3. THE TIRES WERE NOT SAFE TO OPERATE BECAUSE OF THE CUPPING ON ONE SIDE OF THE CAR AT 46,500 MILES. THE PROBLEM BECAME APPARENT WITHIN 2,500 MILES ON THE NEW TIRES....

Mileage: 14,068

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR DECISION NOT TO RECALL THE TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. TO START WITH BOTH LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE GO OUT AND ALSO ONE LIGHT GOES OUT JUST DRIVING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM , SO I TOOK IT...

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. STARTING WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 69,000 MILES, I WOULD NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WOULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TO START WORKING AGAIN ...

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AROUND 20,000 MILES. THIS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. AT 40,000 THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY -- RIGHT AFTER IT WAS OUT OF THE OFFICIAL WARRANTY. I ASKED THE TOYOTA DEALER TO REPLACE IT, BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PA...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. TURNING OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN BRINGS IT BACK TO LIFE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AT LEAST ONCE BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THEM OFF/ON CAUSED THEM TO RELIGHT. THERE ARE MANY PRIUS OWNERS DI...

Mileage: 56,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, BUT I NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL REMAIN LIT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE LIGHTS HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO SOLVE. I DRIVE...

Mileage: 56,000

IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY WITH POOR VISIBILITY. I DROVE ABOUT 15 MILE MPH ON A ONE-LANE ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR SIGNALS. I SAW A CAR AHEAD OF ME AND SLOW DOWN EVEN MORE TO ABOUT 10 MILES MPG AND KEPT DISTANCE. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY, I ENGAGED THE BRAKE. HOWEVER T...

Mileage: 345,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS W/ 75K MILES. FOR TWO YEARS I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF DURING USE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS GOING TO FAIL ME. I CANNOT AFFORD THE RIDICULOUS REPAIR FEE. I HAVE RECEIV...

Mileage: 39,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND YOU MUST TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT HAPPENS MANY TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS. I M TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER IN SILSBEE TEXAS THAT I MUST REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT A COST OF ABOUT $1700 EVEN THOU...

Mileage: 88,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS. BEGAN AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES. MINUTES, SOMETIMES SECONDS, AFTER STARTING CAR, HEADLAMP BEGINS TO FADE, THEN GOES OUT. IF I FLICK THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, IT COMES BACK ON BRIEFLY, THEN OUT AGAIN. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND INFORMATION FROM OTHER OWNERS IS THAT THIS IS...

Mileage: 55,000

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS 2006 WAS OUT - WHEN I CHECKED EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES: I WAS DRIVING ON A POORLY LIGHTED ROAD LAST NIGHT (10/13/09) AND ALMOST GOT INTO ACCI...

Mileage: 68,450

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY PATTERN. THE CAR CANBE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE LIGHTS ON AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE ONE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY (BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS) THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON IS BY TURNING THE LI...

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 68K MILES ON IT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND NEARLY WENT OFF A CORNER INTO A RAVINE. IT WAS MY PRESENCE OF MIND TO BRAKE QUICKLY AND CYCLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH THAT PREVENTED A SERIOUS...

Mileage: 66,000

1. NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS 2. PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT. INTERMITTENTLY 3. BULB REPLACEMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT COMES ON JUST FINE, BUT AFTER DRIVING A SHORT WHILE, IT SOMETIMES (NOT ALWAYS) GOES DARK ON ITS OWN. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON & OFF COMPLETELY USUALLY GETS IT BACK ON. RECENTLY, BOTH HEAD...

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2006 PRIUS HAS THE INTERMITTENT FLICKER/FADE/FAILURE PROBLEM WITH BOTH HEADLAMPS AS I HAVE SEEN REPORTED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS. I HAD AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THE DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLAMP IN MARCH, 2009, BUT IT RESUMED THE FADE/FAIL PATTERN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $500...

Mileage: 49,500

HID HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. FLICKING THE SWITCH OFF, THEN ON TURNS IT BACK ON BUT LATER SHUTS OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 64,700

HEADLIGHT REGULARLY GOES OUT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON IT COMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS HAS HAD A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 25,000 MILES WHERE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL PERIODICALLY GO OUT. I CAN GET THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEY COME BACK ON. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WITH MY BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON ...

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57800.

Mileage: 57,800

HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

CONTRARY TO YOUR INVESTIGATION REPORT, BOTH HID HEADLAMPS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY AT INTERSTATE SPEED. ONLY LIGHT REMAINING WERE FOG LAMPS. HEAD LAMPS RESET AFTER TOGGLING SWITCH. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. PLEASE RECONSIDER INVESTIGATION OR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. CAN TURN OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 111,167

HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON LATE 2000 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA PRIUS. HID HEADLIGHTS ARE REPEATEDLY FAILING, USUALLY BOTH AT ONCE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FIND HIM/HERSELF IN TOTAL DARKNESS. SECOND SET OF REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS IN 18 MONTHS, COSTING $1,000 PER SET TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHT BULBS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL WORK. AT LEAST ONE TIME BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF AT NIGHT LEAVING NO VISIBILITY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE I TURNED OFF THEN ON THE SWITCH. THIS WAS VERY HAZARDOUS AT 55 MPH...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, LESS THAN 30K MILES, LEFT HEADLIGHT OF 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THEN A MONTH OR SO LATER THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED. THEN BOTH. WHEN LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON, THEY USUALLY ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT LEAST FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN FAILED AGAIN WIT...

Mileage: 25,000

AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE TOYOTA COVER THE COST OF REPLACING HID LAMPS IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THEY FINALLY DID SO AT NO CHARGE FOR PARTS BUT CHARGED $100 LABOR STATING THAT I COULD GET THAT REFUNDED BY TOYOTA PROVIDED A RECALL ON THE LAMPS WAS ISSUED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LAMPS GO OUT INT...

Mileage: 35,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEAL SAYS TO JUST REPLACE BULB THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. WORKS ONE MINUTE THEN OUT THE NEXT. *TR

Mileage: 55,898

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. FIRST MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES IT WORKED. ONE NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A VERY DARK STREET AND MY HEADLIGHTS WERE SO DIM I COULD HARDLY SEE. I THEN TURNED ON MY BRIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE CHECKED MY LI...

Mileage: 19,000

NO INJURIES YET, BUT WITH HEADLIGHTS CONTINUING TO GO OUT, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I JUST HOPE IT ISN'T ME OR MY KIDS. HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST THE DRIVERS SIDE NEXT THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS THEY WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES I CAN'T TELL IF A HEADLIGHT IS OUT UNTIL I PULL UP TO A WINDOW OR BEHIND ANOTHER AUTO. LAST NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I TU...

Mileage: 79,090

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THEY CAN BE TURNED ON AGAIN BY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, AND TURNING THEM ON. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

INTERMITTENT FRONT HEADLIGHT LOSS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LOSS OCCURS SOON AFTER DRIVE BEGINS. HEADLIGHT CAN OFTEN BE REGAINED BY TUNING LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2006 TOYOTA PRUIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURNING OFF. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BULB ISSUE. BULB REPLACED FOR APPROX $200 BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WHEN ONE OF THE BULBS DOES BURN OUT THERE IS A REAL PROBABILITY THAT THERE...

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH ITS DRIVERS-SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THIS ($299 AT THE TOYOTA DEALER). INVESTIGATING THIS ON THE INTERNET TURNED UP HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, OFTEN ON THE 2006 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LIGHT RAND...

Mileage: 48,300

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. OVER THE LAST MONTH, OR SO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE ONLY FIX I'VE FOUND IS TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN REMAIN ON FOR APPROX. 10-20 MINUTES, AT WHICH TIME THE SAME LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN. ...

Mileage: 96,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ALL OVER INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

THE LEFT HID HEADLIGHT OF MY PRIUS CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY GO OUT. WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD CHANGE THE BULBS. THIS WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND AGAIN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FAILING 3 DAYS AFTER MY 36-MO. WARRANTY ENDED. RATE OF FAILURE STEADILY INCREASING. CAR HAD UNDER 28K MILES AT TIME OF FIRST FAILURE. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY AND DESIGN PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA GENERALLY IGNORES AND EXPECT...

Mileage: 27,700

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS...BOTH HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT, THEN THE OTHER GOES OUT, AND THEN SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON TO RESET THE LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER, THEN EXTINGUISH COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES I DON...

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON MY 06 PRIUS IS RANDOMLY FLICKERING, OR TURNING OFF, OR TURNING ON. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY, AND UNPREDICTABLY. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS NOT EXHIBITING THOSE SYMPTOMS NOW, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT I COULD FIND MYSELF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A...

Mileage: 45,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SIMPLY GOES OUT. THIS STARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. ONCE WHILE ON VACATION IN NEW MEXICO ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT NIGHT IT HAPPENED AND WHEN I TURNED OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHTS, BOTH LIG...

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LAMPS SHUT OFF. AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR TWO SETS OF REPLACEMENT LAMPS. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. OCCASIONALLY, HE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY TURN THEM BACK ON; HOWEVER, AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. HE WAS ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN THAT THE FAIL...

Mileage: 12,000

RE: 2006 TOYOTA - PRIUS BOTH HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT, THEN THE OTHER GOES OUT, AND THEN SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. I HAVE TO TOGGLE THE SWITCH TO RESET THE LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER, THEN EXTINGUISH COMPLETELY. THIS IS A HIGH RISK DRIVING...

Mileage: 30,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS, BEGINNING SPRING 2009. THIS PROBLEM IS UNEXPLAINABLE - THE BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT BUT ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AT NIGHT. FIRST HAPPENED ON PASSENGER SIDE. HAD TOYOTA DEALER REPLACE THE BULB, WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE ...

Mileage: 40,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEVELOPED HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE PERMANENTLY FIXED WITHOUT COSTLY WORK. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON. IT USUALLY CAN BE RECTIFIED BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON. HOWEVER, THIS HAS HAD SOME SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. IN ONE CASE...

Mileage: 58,400

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING MY HID LAMPS RANDOMLY FLICKER OFF THESE PAST FEW WEEKS. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET BUT AM GOING TO GO TO MY DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT. *TR

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL. AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING, INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FRONTAL BULBS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE FAILURE RESURFACED. AS ...

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED AND I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT FROM TOYOTA FOR $162, I WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND LAMP FAILURE ON THIS CAR, THE FIRST WAS THE LEFT WHICH TOYOTA PAID FOR ($740). $700 FOR A HEADLIGHT IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! *TR

HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. POSSIBLE FAULTY ECU BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

BOTH HID HEAD LIGHTS ON PRIUS 2006 FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING DURING NIGHT. IT IS JUST A MATER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HID HEADLAMP(S) FAILURE OF MY 2006 PRIUS. ONE (1) LAMP CAN BE INTERMITTENT (OFF & ON) WITHOUT DRIVER BEING AWARE OF IT, BUT WHEN BOTH OF THEM GO OUT YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY IN THE DARK AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. TOTAL OUTAGE ONLY HAPPENED ONE (1) TIME, THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULBS. THE CAR H...

Mileage: 46,143

01/09 PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, BUT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN TURNED OF AND ON. 05/09 BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND REQUESTED CHECK ON HEADLIGHT - DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM AS HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING 09/09 HEADLIGHT OFF WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALER- WAS TOLD IT WOULD REQUIRE A RETUR...

Mileage: 30,931

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE RIGHT LAMP STARTED SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 18 MONTHS OLD AND 16,000 MILES. THEN IN A FEW WEEKS, THE LEFT LAMP STARTED DOING THE SAME. THROUGH OUT A TYPICAL WEEK, THE RIGHT LAMP SHUT DOWN ABOUT ONCE VERY 3 TIMES I DRO...

Mileage: 16,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 06 HAD ISSUES WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY STARTED TO FLICKER OFF AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNTIL EVENTUALLY, THEY STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS AND SO I WAS SATISFIED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ISSUE HAS SURFACED AGAIN, THIS TIME I'M AT 57,000 MIL...

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS- THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK (AND DAY) EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF. THIS IS SO UNSAFE. FIRST THE DEALER EXPLAINS THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS; THEN THEY ADMIT THERE ARE MANY ISSUES. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE I COME ...

Mileage: 40,000

I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2006 PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. SOMETIMES ITS JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SOMETIMES BOTH. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT . IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOM...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS SHOT OFF BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIME AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON AGAIN. I FEEL IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT TURN OFF BY ITSELF AND I GOT A FIXE...

Mileage: 63,868

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT AT ANY POINT WHILE I AM DRIVING, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, DIM, AND EVENTUALLY TURN OFF. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN GET THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON ...

Mileage: 40,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 WITH 50K MILES WAS IN AUTO ACCIDENT, HIT FROM BEHIND; 1 WEEK AFTER CAR REPAIRS COMPLETED, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT; TUNED THEM OFF THEN ON, STAYED ON THAT EVENING; FOLLOWING DAY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, AGAIN, WOULD NEED TO TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON TO GET LIGHT; THEN T...

WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 PRIUS FROM STAFFORD TOYOTA, STAFFORD, VA IN AUG. 2006. JUST SHORT OF A YEAR, WE STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT WE JUST THOUGHT TO BE A LOOSE BULB AND WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT WOULD POP BACK ON AND MY HUSBAND BEING OUT OF TOWN ALOT WITH HIS JOB...

Mileage: 43,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON PASSENGER SIDE AT 67,000+ BULB FIXED AND IT FAILED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 67,400

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ON WHICH BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. I STARTED OBSERVING THE PROBLEM AROUND WITH AROUND 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE MOST FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IS THAT ONLY 1 LIGHT GOES OUT, THOUGH ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN I...

Mileage: 40,000

TOYOTA PRIUS - 2006 - HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENT OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR SAFETY REASONS AND I AM CONCERNED AS IT GOES OUT, WITHOUT WARNING, AT NIGHT. THE FREQUENCIES IS EVERY FEW MINUTES OF SO. I MUST CONTINUALLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHT...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR SAFETY REASONS AND I AM CONCERNED AS IT GOES OUT, WITHOUT WARNING, AT NIGHT. THE FREQUENCIES IS EVERY FEW MINUTES OF SO. I MUST CONTINUALLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHT...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SIDE HID LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I CHECKED THE LIGHT IT WAS BACK ON AND WORKING. I FIND FROM THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2006-2008 PRIUS. I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET...

Mileage: 39,300

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF THEN ON WILL BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM SHARED BY MANY TOYOTA OWNERS WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE BULBS. (DEDUCED BY ONLINE BLOG CHAT) REPLACING THE BULBS SEEMS ...

Mileage: 75,000

STANDARD HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I'VE REPLACED 4 SETS OF BULBS SINCE DECEMBER 2008. THE BULBS FAIL IN NORMAL OPERATION, TYPICALLY THE LOW BEAM FAILS FIRST, THEN THE HIGH BEAM. GENERALLY BOTH BULBS FAIL WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF EACH OTHER. I'VE HAD HE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR TH...

Mileage: 71,286

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2008. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BECAME DIM AND SHUT OFF WITHIN 30 SECONDS. THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER THEY WERE TURNED ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE PREVIOUS...

Mileage: 82,500

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, L HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 8/13/09 BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND LIGHTS CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED TURNING OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 46,200

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE HAD 3 ACCIDENT CLAIMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ( AND NOT ONE CLAIM IN THE 12 YEARS I'VE BEEN WITH STATE FARM PRIOR TO THIS). ONE OF THE ACCIDENTS THE TRACTION CONTROL SLIPPED AND I PUT IT IN A DITCH. I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO...

Mileage: 85,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. FOR MORE DETAILS GO TO HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF. IF I QUICKLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THEN IT WILL USUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. THIS HEADLAMP FAILURE HAPPENS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME THAT I USE MY HEADLAMPS. THE DEALER WANTS $1700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA SAYS THEY REPLACED LIGHTS AFTER WE INSISTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY NOTED PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT THAT THEY SAY NOTHING ABOUT FIXING. IT TOOK 2 VISITS TO GET PROBLEM RESOLVED DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE. I...

Mileage: 26,344

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA SAYS THEY REPLACED LIGHTS AFTER WE INSISTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY NOTED PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT THAT THEY SAY NOTHING ABOUT FIXING. IT TOOK 2 VISITS TO GET PROBLEM RESOLVED DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE. I...

Mileage: 26,344

HID LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. SOMETIMES TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD TEMPORARILY "FIX" THE PROBLEM. REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. JUST REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT TODAY AT THE DEALER, COSTING OVER $250. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM EXPERIENCING FAILURE OF THE HEADLAMPS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 15 MONTHS. LAST YEAR WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE THE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAD THE LIGHTS REP...

Mileage: 100,900

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM EXPERIENCING FAILURE OF THE HEADLAMPS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 15 MONTHS. LAST YEAR WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE THE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAD THE LIGHTS REP...

Mileage: 100,900

MULTIPLE FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS WHICH DIM OR GO OUT. BULBS AND MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. *TR

Mileage: 68,675

HID HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I COMPLAINED TO MY SERVICE DEALER ABOUT A FRONT HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 PRIUS THAT KEPT TURNING OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW PART TO BE INSTALLED AT A COST OF APPROX. $400.00. I INDICATED AT THE TIME THAT I WAS UNPREPARED FINANCIALLY TO PAY 400.00 TO FIX THE ISSUE...

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN AFTER LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR BASED ON INTERNET POSTINGS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHTS OF TOYOTA PRIUS 2006-2009: THE HID HEADLIGHTS TEND TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS 2 -3 YEARS OLD. THESE LIGHTS CAN BE RESTARTED BY SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE BOTH LAMPS WILL FAIL IN A SERIOUS SITUATION ...

Mileage: 36,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS START GOING OUT ON THEIR OWN AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS. I HAD BOTH REPLACED IN FALL OF 2007 AND THEY BOTH STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN IN SPRING OF 2009. THEY WILL BOTH GO OUT ON THEIR OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING OR ONE AT A TIME WILL GO OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH COMPLETELY O...

Mileage: 28,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS (2006) IMPROPERLY ENGAGES WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE AND THERE IS SOME SAND OR GRAVEL UNDER THE FRONT TIRES. THERE IS OFTEN AN ACCUMULATION OF SANDY MATERIAL AT MANY INTERSECTIONS, PARTICULARLY ON SIDE STREETS THAT ENTER A HIGHWAY ...

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF ONE GOES OUT, I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THEY WILL BOTH WORK. MY CONCERN IS IF THEY BOTH GO OFF AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME. ALSO, THE DRIVING TAIL ...

Mileage: 60,000

HID HEADLAMPS ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WILL RE-ENGAGE THE HEADLAMPS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE BOTH LAMPS HAVE SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HID HEADLAMPS FREQUENTLY FLICKER AND TURN OFF AT DIFFERING TIMES. I'VE HAD THE CONNECTIONS CHECKED IN CASE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE, BUT ALL CONNECTIONS WERE TIGHT. I'M WORRIED THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHEN I'M IN AN AREA WITH NO STREETLIGHTS TO LIGHT THE ROAD, THUS POTENTIAL...

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM UNTIL THEY ARE TOTALLY DARK. IF I TURN THEM TO OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON, THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE THAT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 78,212

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. IT IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY MANUALLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON BUT THIS WILL ONLY LAST FOR 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNS OFF AGAIN. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FIRST AND NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

2006 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HID GOES OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF & THEN BACK ON TURNS THE HID ON, BUT IT GOES OFF AGAIN (SOMETIMES AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES & OTHER TIMES AFTER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME). *T...

Mileage: 40,000

FOR NO APPARENT REASONS, BOTH MY RIGHT AND LEFT HID HEADLIGHTS (2006 PRIUS) INTERMITTENTLY WILL GO OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES WHILE NIGHT DRIVING I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD VERY CLEARLY AT ALL BECAUSE ONLY 1 LIGHT WILL BE ON. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL TEMPORARILY RE-...

Mileage: 45,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHTS WORK. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BOTH SIDES REPLACED 1/2008 REPLACED BULB PASSENGER SIDE 6/1/2009 AND DRIVER SIDE 7/31/2009. *TR

Mileage: 69,210

20-06 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 56,800

THE HID HEAD LIGHTS ON MY PRIUS BURNED OUT QUICKLY, AND VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE THE BULB, AND THEN BURN OUT AGAIN! I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING AROUND DANGEROUSLY WITH JUST ONE HEAD LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 65,321

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS 58,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT ON LOW BEAM. THE HIGH BEAM WILL NOT WORK. TOYOTA WANTS $150 FOR THE BULB PLUS INSTALLATION COSTS. I HAVE VISITED MANY WEB BASED SITES THAT INDICATE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD...

Mileage: 58,000

MY HEADLAMPS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT BY ITSELF ( SOMETIMES ON THE RIGHT) AND SOMETIMES ON THE LEFT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN IT COMES BACK ON. BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT JUST CUTS OUT BY ITSELF. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FROM TOYOTA WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER. ...

Mileage: 59,000

THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE FAILING. TURNING THEM ON AND OFF WILL USUALLY RESULT IN THEM LIGHTING UP, BUT THEY WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. IT STARTED AT APPROX 40,000 MILES WITH THE DRIVER-SIDE, AND THIS SPRING T...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 PRIUS SINCE FEBRUARY, 2006. I NOTICED (AND SO DID THE POLICE WHO STOPPED ME ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS!) THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED IN OCT. 2007. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND 2 OF THE HEADLIGHT MODULES AT A COST OF $1589.35 T...

Mileage: 38,985

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY SECOND SET OF HEADLAMPS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE BULB CONTINUES TO GO OUT AT RANDOM. *TR

Mileage: 122,019

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. LEFT SIDE WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY. RIGHT SIDE WENT OUT AT 38,000 AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, REPLACEMENT COST WAS $700. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS OF 2006 PRIUS ARE TURN OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO HAVE LIGHTS COME ON. (WHICH INDICATES THE BULB IS NOT BURNT OUT). *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE DROPPING OUT AND NEED TO BE TURNED OFF/ON VERY FREQUENTLY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DROPPING OUT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN IN THE PAST AT THE SAME TIME WHICH CAUSES A VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION ESPECIALLY FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY AND THOSE UNFAMI...

Mileage: 158,511

WE HAVE EXPERIENCE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULB FAILURE TWICE ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE FAILURE IN MARCH 2008 AND AGAIN JUNE 2009. IN BOTH CASES, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND COULD ONLY BE RESTORED BY TURNING THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNING THEM BACK ON AGAIN TO FAIL A SHORT TIME LATER. BO...

HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY DIES CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BAD. DEALERSHIP COST PROHIBITIVE SO I BOUGHT 4 REPLACEMENT BULBS. REPLACED BOTH BULBS MYSELF, FAIRLY EASY TO DO. PASSENGER SIDE BULB CONTINUED TO GO OFF EVERY NOW AND THEN. BROUG...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OFF. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

AFTER OWNING MY USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR A WEEK, I HAD MY 1ST INCIDENT: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT, AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, WHILE LEFT HEADLIGHT REMAINED ON. TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO 'OFF' POSITION, AND THEN TO 'ON' POSITION. THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES,...

AFTER OWNING MY USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR A WEEK, I HAD MY 1ST INCIDENT: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT, AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, WHILE LEFT HEADLIGHT REMAINED ON. TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO 'OFF' POSITION, AND THEN TO 'ON' POSITION. THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES,...

2ND HEADLIGHT PROBLEM TO REPORT. 1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO LEFT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM REPORTED EARLIER.. HAVE NOTICES SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I DO NOT DRIVE AFTER DARK VERY MUCH AT THIS TIME OF ...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I NOTICE ONE GOING OFF, I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. ONLY ONE GOES OFF AT A TIME. MOST OFTEN IT IS THE LEFT LIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. I HAVE RECEIVED ONE TICKET ALREADY. THIS HAS BEEN GO...

Mileage: 35,212

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE REPAIRED ABOUT 2 YRS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW. NOW IT'S BACK. LOOKING ON THE WEB, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW WITH THE LIGHTS. THERE ARE LITERAL THOUSANDS OF ...

Mileage: 67,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, ONE AT A TIME WITH OUT RHYME OR REASON. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER HL WILL BE OUT, SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS SIDE, OTHER TIMES BOTH ARE ON. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON MOUNTAIN ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS DOING ABOUT 50MPH AND SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GOING OFF CLIFF. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AFTER DARK AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I CALLED ...

Mileage: 82,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON MOUNTAIN ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS DOING ABOUT 50MPH AND SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GOING OFF CLIFF. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AFTER DARK AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I CALLED ...

Mileage: 82,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT MOST OFTEN ONE OR THE OTHER. OFTEN TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL RECOVER THE HEADLIGHT TEMPORARILY. THIS HAS LED TO BEING STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE OK FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND OTHERS IT WILL GO OUT EVERY DAY. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED DUE TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION WHICH CAN BE TEMPORARILY RECOVERED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON. ALL TOYOTA WANTS TO DO IS REPLACE BULBS WHEN THE BULB OBVIOUSLY IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE THEY ARE BEING DISINGENUOUS WIT...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 06 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES THE LEFT HAND LAMP BEGAN GOING OUT AT ODD TIMES AND COMING BACK ON AGAIN BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN. BEFORE I GOT TOYOTA TO AGREE TO REPLACE THEM (AT $850) I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD WITH NO MOON AT NIGHT AND THEY BOTH...

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP SHUTS OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR A SHORT TIME. TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND BACK ON RESTARTS THE HEADLAMP. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 40,000 MILES AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLAMP IS OCCASIONALLY SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

APPROXIMATELY 2 MOS AGO THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN FAIL, INTERMITTENTLY BUT REGULARLY EACH TIME IT WAS TURNED ON. I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING. NOW EVERYTIM...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERED AND WOULD GO OUT. IT WOULD ALWAYS COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS LATER WITH PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. DEALER REPLACED OR REPAIRED BOTH AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NO LONGE...

Mileage: 25,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON TOYOTA PRIUS (2006) HEADLIGHTS (HID) WITHOUT WARNING. TEENAGE DRIVER RECEIVED TWO SUMMONSES FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS. TOYOTA (DEALER AND CORPORATE) RECALCITRANT RE:ACKNOWLEDGING PROBLEM (CONFIRMS LIGHTS WORKING NORMALLY) REQUIRING REPLICATION IN SHOP...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT ON ONE OCCASION ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AS TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON A LITTLE LATER FIXED THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AT THIS TIME WITH THE PRIUS AND WANTED TO LODGE A ...

Mileage: 46,452

1. HEADLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY 2. OCCURS REGULARLY ON MY CAR. OTHER OWNERS REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND SAY IT IS A $1000 REPAIR THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, OR SHUTOFF ON THEIR OWN. I WILL OFTEN BE DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT OR NO HEADLIGHTS AND NOT BE AWARE...

Mileage: 20,000

1. HEADLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY 2. OCCURS REGULARLY ON MY CAR. OTHER OWNERS REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND SAY IT IS A $1000 REPAIR THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, OR SHUTOFF ON THEIR OWN. I WILL OFTEN BE DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT OR NO HEADLIGHTS AND NOT BE AWARE...

Mileage: 20,000

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB MODULES TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 71,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS AND THE FAILURES OCCU...

Mileage: 44,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS ONE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AT IRREGULAR TIMES. IT CAN BE TURNED ON AGAIN IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, THEN TURNED ON, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE THE HEADLIGHT STAY ON. I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, BUT THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IT IS MA...

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS EITHER FAILING TO LIGHT, LIGHTING AND THEN GOING OUT AT SOME POINT WHILE DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES CAN BE RESET. COST TO FIX IS BETWEEN $400-500 AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. PROBLEM COULD LIE IN THE COMPUTER THAT ...

Mileage: 43,265

I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAIL ON MY 2006 PRIUS LONG BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE FAILED. I HAVE 40,600 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE OWNED IT SINCE APRIL OF 2006. *TR

Mileage: 40,600

FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS (HYBRID). A LITTLE CAT GOT UNDERNEATH MY CAR WITHOUT ME NOTICING IT AND SINCE THIS TYPE OF CAR DOES NOT TURN THE ENGINE WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON, IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY NOISE (WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON IT RUNS FROM THE BATTERY AT THE BEGINNING... EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE KICKS IN...

Mileage: 77

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE FOR OVER A YEAR - I AM AWARE FROM PRIUS OWNER WEBSITE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT, STRANDED IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AREA OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI, I PAID $963.00 ON 6/26/09 TO HAVE BOTH...

Mileage: 24,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY COME BACK ON (UNTIL THEY FAIL AGAIN). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS BUT WAS INFREQUENT AT FIRST. NOW THE FAILURES OCCUR ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MA...

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE...

Mileage: 22,000

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. I READ THAT MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PRIUS OWNERS AND THEIR IS AN INVESTIGATION STARTED, SO HERE'S ONE MORE CASE TO ADD TO THE BOOKS. ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT RANDOMLY. IT WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SID...

Mileage: 70,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH FAILED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF 2 WEEKS. THIS LEFT ME WITH ONLY PARTIAL VIEW AT NIGHT. NOTABLY, TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO CORRECT WHAT IS NOW BECOMING A GLARING DESIGN SAFETY DEFECT. THE COST TO REPAIR THESE LIGHTS IS ASTRONOMICAL AND THE DEALERS HAV...

Mileage: 64,425

NHTSA PE09019 - 2006 PRIUS, HAVE HAD 1 PASSENGER AND THREE DRIVER'S SIDE HID BULBS FAIL WITHIN 6 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER. OTHER TIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT GOOD WHILE DRIVING IN DARKNESS. FLIPPING HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN A ...

Mileage: 42,000

THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER. OTHER TIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT GOOD WHILE DRIVING IN DARKNESS. FLIPPING HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN A ...

Mileage: 42,000

THE PASSENGERS HEAD LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT GOES OUT, IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT ON THEN OFF, IT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

INTERMITTENT ALTERNATING HID FAILURE THAT UNTIL LAST NIGHT HAD NOT INVOLVED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT HE SAME TIME UNTIL LAST NIGHT. SOMETHING FAULTY SINCE REPLACED HID BULBS ALREADY. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OUT THE SAME TIME AND YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS IN TOWN SO PULLED OVER ...

Mileage: 60,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 MODEL HAS ISSUE WITH HID HEADLIGHT SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO DIM AND THEN GO OUT WHILE DRIVING INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. MANY TIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. THEY DO THIS OFTEN, BUT ON A RANDOM BASIS. WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON THE COME BACK ON...

Mileage: 35,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WHERE IT WOULD RANDOMLY, WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF, EITHER AT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT WILL GO OUT, OR THE RIGHT, SOME TIMES ONE THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO REASONING TO IT. I CAN MOST OF THE TIME GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BY SWITCHING THE SWITCH...

Mileage: 40,000

HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. BULBS ARE BURNING OUT BETWEEN ONE WEEK AND 16 MONTHS OF BEING REPLACED. CRASH WILL OCCUR IF BOTH MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED REPLACED OR REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE THE FIRST 3 TIMES, BUT CHARGED FOR THE FOURTH. OLD PARTS ...

Mileage: 49,918

HID HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SAFETY ISSUE. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN DEC 07' AT APPROX 34,000 MILES - DEALER REPLACED. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN APR 08' AT APPROX 39,000 MILES - DEALER REPLACED. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IN JUN 09' AT APPROX 64,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO R...

Mileage: 64,000

HEADLIGHT (HID STYLE) FLICKERS AND/OR GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER CYCLING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REPEATS ITSELF UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. I HAD IT REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. SINCE BOTH DID NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT. I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2006 AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOING OFF AFTER 15 SECONDS FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA OF AMERICA THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH ME THAT THERE WAS ANY ISSUE, THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO TELL ME THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT I READ ON MESSAGE BOARDS....

Mileage: 71,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE FOR THE 5TH TIME. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNS ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED AND HE TOLD ME THE LIGHT WAS FINE AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE CONNECTION. HE WITNESSED IT TURN OFF AND TOLD ME IT IS PROBABLY SOME ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER AND HE CAN'T FIX IT. HE TOLD ME TO TAK...

Mileage: 85,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP WAS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF. SOON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER HEADLAMPS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO PARTICULAR REPEATABILITY OR CONSISTENCY. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE HID HEADLAMPS SOMETIMES WOULD RETURN IF THE HEA...

Mileage: 38,000

HID LIGHTS REGULARLY FAIL DESPITE BEING REPLACED. LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, THEN FLICKER AND DIE, FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN DRIVERS SIDE. IF THE LIGHTS ARE QUICKLY TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON THEY WILL ILLUMINATE AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN REPEAT THE SAME FAILURE. THE FOG LAMPS ARE UNAFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

PERIODIC AND UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. TURNING OFF AND ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. CAR IS JUST PAST 36 MONTHS, WITH 45,000 MILES. HAVE NOTED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN DATABASE AND AM AWARE OF OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS IN LAST YEAR AND HALF. ONCE THEY BOTH WENT OUT ON A DARK HIGHWAY! THE BRAIN, LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULBS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED, SO...

Mileage: 58,000

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURES BOTH SIDES WITH INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. *TR

Mileage: 55,669

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. AT RANDOM, WITH OUT WARNING BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL TURN OFF, EITHER AT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT WILL GO OUT, OR THE RIGHT, SOME TIMES ONE THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO REASONING TO IT. I CAN MOST OF THE TIME GET THEM TO...

Mileage: 30,000

I AM HAVING THE ISSUE REPORTED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09019. ISSUE WITH 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS IS OFF OR IS DIM/FLICKERING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM MOST OF THE TIME. I RARELY USE MY HIGH BEAMS, BUT ARO...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WITH APPROX 26,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER 10 OR 15 MINUTES. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT GOES BACK ON FOR ANOTHER 10 OR 15 MINUTES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHEN THE LIGH...

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DIM WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM THAT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. I AM WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS UNTIL I TURN OFF THE UNIT AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THIS ONLY LAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THEM FIX THE IS...

Mileage: 15,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ENGAGES WHEN STARTING ON WET PAVEMENT OR SAND/GRAVEL. THIS ABRUPTLY REDUCES POWER, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO ABILITY FOR THE DRIVER TO DISABLE ITS OPERATION ON ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 100

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING OFF AND BACK ON SEEMS TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ON MY 2006 PRIUS, THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT (6/1/09), MY RIGHT FONT HID LIGHT WENT OUT ON A 56 MILE TRIP IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA .PREVIOUSLY, IN LATE THIS MARCH, THE DRIVERS SIDE BECAME INTERMITTENT AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $350 (REPLACED BULB & INV...

Mileage: 45,500

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2008, BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF -- SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME IF I'M NOT CAREFUL WATCHING THEM. TURNING THE HID HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. I'VE ASKED TOYOTA TO INVEST...

Mileage: 60,000

TOYOTA PRIUS TRACTION CONTROL IN THE MODEL INCLUDING 2006 HAS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DESIGN FLAW. IT SHUTS DOWN ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS WHEN IT DETECTS SLIPPAGE, ESPECIALLY IN FRESH SNOW. IF SOMEONE WERE COMING AT YOU ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, YOU'RE AT RISK OF HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OV...

Mileage: 10,000

1) INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS (HID). TYPICALLY, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT BUT NOW AFFECTING DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TOO. SOMETIMES, THEY WILL START WORKING WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED-OFF AND THEN ON. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BOTH PROBLEMS WITH THE ECU AND THE HID BULBS. 2) INTER...

Mileage: 1,796

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT FENDERS ON THE VEHICLE WERE SEPARATED FROM THE BODY AND ROCKER PANEL. HE ALSO NOTICED A QUARTER INCH GAP ON BOTH FRONT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACK...

Mileage: 43,000

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED OR REPLACED IT MYSELF 7 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS WITH EXTENDED LIFE UNITS. IT HAS BEEN THE ONLY UNIT TO GO OUT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS WITH THE SAME TAIL LIGHT OUT IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS...

Mileage: 8,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL FAIL AT AN UNPREDICTABLE INTERVAL. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE INDIVIDUALLY, AND AT TIMES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS CAN BE TEMPORARY REMEDIED BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE FULL O...

Mileage: 61,515

I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE TOYOTA DEALER DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. HE WARNED ME THAT IT WAS FLICKERING A BIT AFTER BEING TURNED ON, AND THAT THIS IS COMMONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE BULB. I HAD NOTICED THE FLICKERIN...

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN IN MORRISTOWN, NJ TO INSPECT THE HEADLIGHTS AT MY 60K MILE SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE L...

Mileage: 65,295

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ARRANGED TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED, BUT IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE INCREDIBLY COMMON. I ONLY HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY CAR, SO THIS IS TOO SOON TO HAVE TO BE REPLACING HEADLIGHTS AT O...

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD RELIGHT THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED, WHICH HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM....

Mileage: 47,955

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITH NO WARNING AT INCREASING FREQUENCIES. NOW ALMOST EVERY NIGHT. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS SHORT AS FIVE MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE, INITIALLY AFFECTING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. MOST RECENT INCIDENT AFFECTED BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. PROBLEM IS RESOLVED (TEMPORARILY) BY SWITCHING OFF HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCHING THEM BACK ON, INDICATING THAT THE BULBS AND FUSES ARE STILL F...

Mileage: 45,540

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU FLIP THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHTS ARE TEMPORARILY RESTORED. BOTH HEADLIGHT DO THE SAME THING. LIGHTS FLICKER THEN GO OUT; SOME TIME BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WHICH I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A LEFT TURN BEHIND A FREIGHT TRUCK. AS I APPROACHED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK I APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN THE NORMAL FASHION, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE -- IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN S...

Mileage: 390,000

2006 PRIUS HID LIGHTS INTERMITTENT. WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK MY LIGHTS WENT OUT, I TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON MY LIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO BACK ON. LUCKILY THE ROAD AT THE TIME WAS STRAIGHT. IF NOT I COULD HAD EASILY DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD AND POSSIBLY TRAVELED INTO A ...

Mileage: 59,800

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD ONE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY AUTO. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT IS ALSO GOING OUT. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR TH...

Mileage: 45,000

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH REGARD TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I AM EXPERIENCING THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA THAT IT WOULD COST M...

Mileage: 45,000

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING FROM TIME TO TIME, INCIDENT HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

SEVERAL BATTERY CELLS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE BATTERY. BATTERY WAS UNDER WARRANTY, GOT A FREE NEW BATTERY. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE BATTERY FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 39,712

I OWN AN 06 TOYOTA PRIUS AND AM EXPERIENCING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE STAYS OUT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME NOW. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE I DISCOVERED TH...

Mileage: 990,000

HEADLIGHTS (BOTH, BUT SO FAR JUST ONE AT A TIME) TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAN'T TELL WHEN IT HAPPENS. NOTICE IT IN A REFLECTION FROM THE CAR IN FRONT. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO MAKE THEM WORK. JUST NEVER KNOW FOR HOW LONG. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AFTER MINUTES OF DRIVING, I CAN TURN THEM BACK ON BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN BUT THEY RANDOMLY SHUT OFF CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN TO HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT HEADLAMP. IT WILL TURN OFF WHILE IN USE. THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED BY TURNING OFF AND TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS. IT ONLY OCCURS AFTER THEY ARE ALREADY IN USE. AS I SAID, IT IS INTERMITTENT. IT ALSO OC...

Mileage: 80,000

INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I ALREADY HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER UNDER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT. WHEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME (MILEAGE AT 39K) NO ISSUE WAS...

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2007 FOR $522.05. IT FAILED AGAIN ON MAY 8, 2009 AND WAS REPLACED TODAY FOR $274.28. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED ON JANUARY 1, 2008 AND WAS REPLACED FOR $$187.50. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 1...

Mileage: 69,750

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS. I EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I CAN'T TELL EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME. I HIT THE BRAKE & SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ENGINE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. I WOULD GUESS IT WOULD PERTAIN TO SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE. ANY OTHER SAME ...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PERIODIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (PACKAGE #6) WITH ABOUT 42,000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHT THAT FAILS IS USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CAN GET IT TO TURN BACK ON BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON AGA...

Mileage: 42,000

LIKE ALL THE OTHER NOTICES FROM 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS, BETWEEN 55,000 AND 60,000 MILES, THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN AN INTERMITTENT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICKLY (A SAFETY ISSUE IN ITSELF!). STARTED WITH THE DRIVE ...

Mileage: 55,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID INTERMITTENT FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT MUST TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF FOR THE HEADLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN; HOWEVER, IT FAILS AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND IS ...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY BUT STAYS OFF UNTIL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE HID BULB WAS REPLACED ABOUT 6K MILES AGO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA NEEDS TO ...

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE ENGAGED BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TAKE OFF. HE HAD TO APPLY MORE ...

Mileage: 33,700

RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON WITH TURN THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY - ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID TYPE) WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM RECURS. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OFF. IT RESTARTS IF I TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIOR TO 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, HEADLIGHT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT OR ABOUT 39,000 MILES LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, DESERT TOYOTA WANTS 399.00 TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT. DID NOT COMPLETE REPAIRS. HEADLIGHT CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT EVERY FEW...

Mileage: 39,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE AFTER 20,000 MILES. I WOULD BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, I WOULD SWITCH THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES I WOULD BE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAD GONE O...

Mileage: 20,660

WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. WHEN I CHECKED, IT WAS FINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND THAT IT WOULD BE INTERMITTENT. COST IS $421 FOR A BULB! *TR

Mileage: 44,270

MALFUNCTION IN HID HEADLIGHTS FOR TOYOTA PRIUS IS CHRONIC - ALWAYS FLASHING OFF AND ON - MOSTLY OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE IN 2007 FOR FREE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 5Y/100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS ...

Mileage: 24,000

MALFUNCTION IN HID HEADLIGHTS FOR TOYOTA PRIUS IS CHRONIC - ALWAYS FLASHING OFF AND ON - MOSTLY OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE IN 2007 FOR FREE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 5Y/100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS ...

Mileage: 24,000

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE, AND MANY TIMES BOTH, HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN SO IT IS NOT THE BULB. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BACK RURAL ROADS WHERE I LIVE AND ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS VERY DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. I...

ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY, WHEN I SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND PUT THE BACK ON BOTH LIGHTS WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM RECURS WHERE EITHER ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED MORE OFTEN. OBV...

Mileage: 59,000

PRIUS 2006 - HID HEADLIGHTS - THEY INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. ALWAYS COME ON AT STARTUP, THEN WILL GO OFF, USUALLY IN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TURNING OFF SWITCH THEN TURNING IT BACK ON WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON, OTHER TIMES THEY GO OFF OVER AND OVER EVERY FE...

Mileage: 40,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HID FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT(HID) STARTED GOING OFF AND WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON. FAILED AT NIGHT WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT SHE COULDN'T TELL IT WAS OUT. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY JUST SUGGESTED THAT THE BULB BE REPLACED AT 500 DOLLARS PER BULB. SHOULD REPLACE ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP SPORADICALLY FAILED WHICH REDUCED HER VISIBILITY. AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND A CRASH WERE INCREASED. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSI...

Mileage: 70,000

1. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. 2. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. 3. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE BULB WAS REPLACED, AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS 04/21/09. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

BOUGHT '06 PRIUS 6/06. HAD TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) REPLACED IN NOV. 07 AFTER 57K MILES DUE TO THEM INTERMITTENTLY "GOING OUT" WHICH GOT WORSE WITH TIME. CURRENTLY (APR. 2009) AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT BULBS. *TR

BOUGHT '06 PRIUS 6/06. HAD TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) REPLACED IN NOV. 07 AFTER 57K MILES DUE TO THEM INTERMITTENTLY "GOING OUT" WHICH GOT WORSE WITH TIME. CURRENTLY (APR. 2009) AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT BULBS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT BUT ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT. TOYOTA WANTS OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS WHICH THEY SAY ARE THE PROBLEM. LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT, YOU CAN TURN THEM OFF THEN BA...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED ONE HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE BULB HAS NOT BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, WHICH CORRECTED...

Mileage: 10,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. OCCURRENCE: CONSTANT -- EVERY TIME. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT DESPITE SWITCH BEING "ON." HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES COME BACK ON AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES NOT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT ONE. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA FORUM HTTP:...

Mileage: 40,000

HID LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER AND GO OUT. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS LOW OR HIGH BEAM, EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. ON BRIEFLY THEN TURNS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING THEN RESTARTS..NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO WORK..THIS HAPPENS NOW DAILY , STARTED JUST EVERY NOW AND THEN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED CONNECTION 137$ NOW 2 MONTHS LATER..OUT AGAIN. PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 46,460

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP GOES OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR IS BEEN DRIVEN. PROBLEM CLEARS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE CAR IS POWER CYCLED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVER'S-SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS OCCURS DURING BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. SINCE APPROXIMATELY MAY 2008, FRIENDS AND FAMILY DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME DURING GROUP TRIPS WOULD PERIODICALLY MENTION THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OFF...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER'S-SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS OCCURS DURING BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. SINCE APPROXIMATELY MAY 2008, FRIENDS AND FAMILY DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME DURING GROUP TRIPS WOULD PERIODICALLY MENTION THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OFF...

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS USES HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHT BULBS. THESE BULBS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST 10 YEARS. THE SAME BULB HAS FAILED TWICE NOW IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND THERE ARE MANY NOTED INSTANCES OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, YET TOYOTA HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO RESO...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING HID HEADLIGHTS AND MY 2006 PRIUS HAS JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

AROUND 40K MILES HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON MAJOR FREEWAY AT NIGHT. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN STARTING CAR BACK UP, HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY. BIG SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OFF AT NIGHT...

Mileage: 40,000

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT (DRIVER'S SIDE) FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WILL COME BACK ON I THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE (MORE FREQUENT). I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT I ...

2006 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS FLICKERED WENT OUT AND RESTARTED WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING AT 40,000 MILES IN MARCH 2008, HAD BULBS REPLACED BY TOYOTA LOYALTY, NOW IN APRIL 2009 WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MORE MILES SAME THING HAPPENING, UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, TOYOTA LO...

Mileage: 71,545

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2006 PRIUS. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP AS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DEALERSHIP REMOVED AND REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AND COMPUTERS. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR BY FRONTIER TOYOTA WAS $1,323.86. I REQUESTED 100% REIMBUR...

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2006 PRIUS. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP AS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DEALERSHIP REMOVED AND REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AND COMPUTERS. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR BY FRONTIER TOYOTA WAS $1,323.86. I REQUESTED 100% REIMBUR...

Mileage: 50,000

THERE ARE OVER 800 NHTSA REGISTERED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005-2008 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT DEFECT. YET, THE NHTSA HAS NOT OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. WILL SOMEONE OR SOME FAMILY NEED TO SUFFER THROUGH A DEADLY ACCIDENT BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS OPENED? *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 PRIUS BEGINNING AROUND 30K MILES. TEMPORARILY FIXED BY SWITCHING LIGHTS OFF AND ON. UNABLE TO REPLICATE FOR DEALERSHIP. OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EACH DRIVE IN CAR, ANY MILEAGE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS. COST OF REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIP HAVE RAN...

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS AND USUALLY HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK OR FROM WORK BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP OR AFTER IT GOES DOWN. I DO NOT KEEP MY HEADLIGHTS PERPETUALLY ON WHILE DRIVING. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES (WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS) MY LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF, BUT I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH QUICKLY OFF AN...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON 1ST. AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE LEFT(DRIVERS SIDE) HEADLIGHT SIMPLY GOES OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AGAIN, THEY BOTH COME BACK ON, AND THEN AGAIN, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES BACK OFF. PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OF...

Mileage: 40,000

SAFETY ISSUE: MY 2006 PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OR THE OTHER WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. CYCLING POWER USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 29,700

DRIVER OF A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF THE ABOVE LISTED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RESULTING IN A FRONT-END COLLISION IN-BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED VEHICLE OEM (TOYOTA); WHO REFUSED TO SUPPORT OR INVESTIGATE THE ACC...

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY... TURNING OFF ALL LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON TURNS THE LIGHT BACK ON.... DEALER SAID BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $300..... INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS OVER SEVERAL YEARS... AND DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM... OTHERS H...

Mileage: 60,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, SEPARATELY AND INTERMITTENTLY. MUST TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON TO TURN LIGHT(S) BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BLINK ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THE LEFT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH. THE FAILURE OCCURS ALMOST DAILY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN OFF USUALLY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WILL MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA A...

Mileage: 62,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. AT FIRST IT IS INTERMITTENT, AND DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. OVER TIME THE PERIOD FOR FAILURE GETS SHORTER. DEALER SAYS IT IS MY PROBLEM. COST OF CONTINUAL REPAIR IS OVER $300. PER LIGHT. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE SAY ADD FUEL WHEN TANK PART...

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. AT FIRST IT IS INTERMITTENT, AND DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. OVER TIME THE PERIOD FOR FAILURE GETS SHORTER. DEALER SAYS IT IS MY PROBLEM. COST OF CONTINUAL REPAIR IS OVER $300. PER LIGHT. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE SAY ADD FUEL WHEN TANK PART...

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL DURING OPERATION AND THE DRIVER HAS TO TURN POWER TO THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. THIS CYCLE HAS TO BE REPEATED EVERY 0-5 MINUTES SINCE THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES GOES OUT, SOMETIMES WORKS. I WOULD SAY IT WORKS 25% OF THE TIME. THIS RESULTS IN LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. AT THIS POINT, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND SO FAR THER...

Mileage: 94,000

I HAVE 2006 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW. IT HAS 35,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN READING THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN 2006 PRIUS YET TOYOTA HAS NOT OFFERED RECALL. OBVIOUSLY DRIVING WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A LEGAL ISSU...

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE 2006 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW. IT HAS 35,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN READING THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN 2006 PRIUS YET TOYOTA HAS NOT OFFERED RECALL. OBVIOUSLY DRIVING WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A LEGAL ISSU...

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ACTIVATION SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ID...

Mileage: 52,000

TOYOTA IS FAMILIAR WITH THE HID LIGHTS ON THEIR TOYOTA PRIUS' AND EVEN ISSUED A TSB (T-SB-0030-08) AND IS STILL REQUIRING THE END USER TO PAY UPWARDS TO $800 FOR THE REPAIR. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I AM HAVING TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF IN THE DAY OR DURING THE NIGHT SO THAT I CAN HAVE BOT...

Mileage: 58,000

TOYOTA IS FAMILIAR WITH THE HID LIGHTS ON THEIR TOYOTA PRIUS' AND EVEN ISSUED A TSB (T-SB-0030-08) AND IS STILL REQUIRING THE END USER TO PAY UPWARDS TO $800 FOR THE REPAIR. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I AM HAVING TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF IN THE DAY OR DURING THE NIGHT SO THAT I CAN HAVE BOT...

Mileage: 58,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN BACK ON, AND THEY WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN ONE OR THE OTHER WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. FINALLY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME, AND FORTUNATELY FOUND...

Mileage: 57,000

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. LATER IT COMES BACK ON AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN UNPREDICTABLY. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 53,200

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. MY HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN ONE GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON, THEY WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME, YET THEN ONE WILL FLICKER AGAIN AND TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS. IT SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH...

Mileage: 60,000

NO SPECIFIC EVENTS IDENTIFIABLE. WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, EACH OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER WHEN DRIVING. THE LIGHT (OR LIGHTS) WILL TURN BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO R...

Mileage: 35,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD TOLD ME MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, IT SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING WHEN I CHECKED IT. THEN, ONCE I SAW THAT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I WAS BEHIND A SHINY VEHICLE. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF & THEN ON...

Mileage: 20,000

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE THREE YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED MY '06 PRIUS I AM HAVING HEADLIGHT FAILURES THAT START INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING TO OPERATE. IT STARTS WITH ONE LIGHT GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON AFTER MOMENTARILY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS. THE FIRST EPISODE ( AT 30,000 MILES) ...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A DAY. WHEN I NOTICE IT OUT, I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS USUALLY LAST A FEW MORE HOURS. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER. BUT, HEADLIGHTS ARE SAFETY ITEMS AND SHO...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON FOR AWHILE TURNING THE SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IT HAS HID LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP UNEXPECTEDLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON ONE OCCASION BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. HAVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS CLEARLY...

Mileage: 30,000

I WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE WITH PREMATURE HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL. SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE D4R HID LAMP WAS USED IN ANY AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL REQUIRED. MY H...

Mileage: 144,000

2006 PRIUS HAVING REPEATED HID HEADLAMP PROBLEMS. LEFT SIDE OR RIGHT SIDE WILL SHUT OFF, NEVER BOTH. NOT RELATIVE TO CLIMATE OR WEATHER. DEALER RECOMMENDED BOTH LAMPS BE REPLACED, $420, PLUS $90 DIAGNOSTICS FEE. CITATION FOR LIGHT LAW INFRACTION. REVIEWING INTERNET CHAT ROOMS, APPARENT PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 4,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FADES THEN GOES OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF/ON WILL TURN THE HEADLIGHT ON AGAIN - SOMETIMES IT WILL FADE OUT AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON. DEALERSHIP SWITCHED THE BULBS (PASSENGER TO DRIVER SIDES) TO SEE IF IT'S A BULB PROBLEM OR SOMETHING ELSE. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE ...

Mileage: 60,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY GO OUT. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250.00 NOT COVERED UNDER FULL WARRANTY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 150,000